Tsukigase Baikei Plum Blossom Festival /Tsukigase

Photo : Tsukigase Tourism Association
Photo : Tsukigase Tourism Association

Enjoy the beautiful plum blossoms in the valley.

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Tsukigase, located in the eastern part of Nara City, is one of Japan's leading plum blossom spots. About 10,000 bright red and white plum trees spread along the Satsuki River valley, so it is called "Tsukigase Plum Grove" (Tsukigase Plum Valley). The Ume Matsuri (Plum Festival) is held around February and March every year. During the period, various events will be held at various places such as the Tsukigase Ume Museum, and food stalls and teahouses will be open, where you can enjoy such delicacies as plum ice cream and udon with pickled plum. It takes about 1 hour by car from central Nara to Tsukigase. If you take a bus, it takes about 1.5 hours to 1 hour and 50 minutes from JR/Kintetsu Nara Station. 

General Information

Event period
February 11 - March 24, 2024
Event venue
Tsukigase Plum Creek Tenjin Plum Grove
Address
Tsukigaseoyama, Nara City
contact details
https://tsukigase-kanko.or.jp/
Access
[By train/bus]
〇 Approximately 80 minutes by Nara Kotsu bus from JR Nara Station/Kintetsu Nara Station
〇 Approximately 30 minutes by Mie Kotsu bus from Iga Railway Uenoshi Station

[By car]
〇 About 50 minutes from Nara via Yagyu
〇 About 100 minutes from Kyoto on National Route 24/National Route 163
〇 About 90 minutes from Osaka on the Nishi-Meihan Expressway/Meihan National Highway, exit at Satsukibashi IC, then about 5 minutes on local roads
〇 About 100 minutes from Nagoya on the Higashi-Meihan Expressway/Meihan National Highway, exit at Satsukibashi IC, then about 5 minutes on local roads

*Travel time for both buses and cars may vary based on road conditions.
Website

Tsukigase Tourism Association

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