Seasons and nature · Tohoku
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
弘前さくらまつり
Cherry blossom festival at Hirosaki Park, where about 2,600 trees of 52 varieties bloom around Hirosaki Castle and its moats.
Expected window
- Dates
- Sat 17 Apr to Wed 05 May 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Hirosaki Park, Hirosaki
- City
- Hirosaki
- Prefecture
- Aomori
- Region
- Tohoku
- Category
- Seasons and nature
- When it runs
- Season follows bloom or growth; dates announced close to the season, previous window in the record
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The previous edition ran from 17 April to 5 May 2026 in Hirosaki Park, with the blossom lit at night along the moats; the festival's dates are set around the bloom and the 2027 dates had not been published when checked, so the dates shown are the expected window following the previous edition, and the actual window may shift with the flowering. Hirosaki Castle's keep, moved aside for stone wall repairs, is returned to its original position in autumn 2026, so the classic view of the keep above the blossom is back for spring 2027.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://hirosaki-kanko.or.jp/individual/machinaka_event2026/event_sakura202605.pdf. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.