Plum Blossom Viewing Festival/Oiwake Plum Grove

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The "Kanbai-kai" (Plum Blossom Viewing Festival) is held at Oiwake Plum Grove, located in the western part of Nara City.
(Photo credit: Oiwake Plum Grove)

Parking: Please use nearby paid parking lots. (300 yen per car on weekends during the event period.)

Admission Fee: Free

※ Event details are subject to change or cancellation without notice.

General Information

Event venue
Address
1912, Owada-cho, Nara City, 631-0055
contact details
0742-53-8666(Available during the opening period)
Times
Open 10:00 - 15:00 from March 1 to March 26, 2025, on Saturdays, Sundays, and National Holidays
Access
[By train]
From Kintetsu Tomio Station, Kintetsu Gakuenmae Station, or Kintetsu Koriyama Station, take the bus to Wakakusadai, get off at "Wakakusadai," and walk for 12 minutes.

Alternatively, take the bus to the Kinki University Faculty of Agriculture Campus, get off at the "Kinki University Faculty of Agriculture Campus" stop, and walk for 15 minutes.

[By car]
From Osaka
Exit at Nakamachi Ramp on the Second Hanna Road, then follow the signs to "Oiwake Plum Grove."
From Nara
Exit at the Miutsugarasu Exit of the Hanna Road. Head south on the Hirakata Yamato Koriyama Line, then follow the signs to "Oiwake Plum Grove."
Admission/Worship Fees (Individual)
Free
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