Place famous for plum blossoms Spots in Ibaraki Area

  • Tsukubasan Plum Grove
    Travel / Tourism
    Ibaraki Pref. Tsukubashi Numata 1688
    Tsukubasan Plum Grove located half way up Mt. Tsukuba is a 4.5 hectare forest where white Japanese plum, red Japanese plum and ryokugakubai are planted and please the eyes. From Tenbo Azumaya observatory on the highest point of the plum forest, you can get a panoramic view up to Mt. Fuji and the skyscrapers in Tokyo on a fine day. From the end of February to the last day of March, the plum festival is held and many tourists visit.
  • Suwa Bairin Plum Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Ibaraki Hitachi-shi Suwacho
    "A plum grove located on Prefectural Route 37 in Suwa-cho, Hitachi City. Created by Tokugawa Nariaki – the 9th feudal lord of the Mito Domain – it has been a famous place for plum blossoms since the Edo period. It has about 300 plum trees, including one called the ""Rekkobai plum tree,"" said to have been planted by Nariaki himself. The best time to see them is when in bloom from late February to mid-March."

Ibaraki Areas

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Just a stone’s throw from Tokyo, Ibaraki is a coastal prefecture that has mastered juxtapositions, where old shrines meet new scientific discoveries and traditional gardens are frequented by the inventors of some of the newest technology. Head to Mito City's Kairakuen - one of Japan's Three Great Gardens - in spring to experience the cellestial blooming of fantastic cherry blossoms at the annual sakura festival.

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