Seasons and nature · Tohoku
Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival
角館の桜まつり
Weeping cherries over black-fenced samurai houses and a 2 km tunnel of somei yoshino along the Hinokinai River.
Expected window
- Dates
- Thu 15 Apr to Wed 05 May 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Hinokinai River embankment and Bukeyashiki-dori (samurai district), Kakunodate
- City
- Semboku (Kakunodate)
- Prefecture
- Akita
- 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
Kakunodate's festival pairs the weeping cherries of the preserved samurai district, 162 of them designated a national natural monument, with about 400 somei yoshino lining 2 km of the Hinokinai River embankment. The 2026 festival ran from 15 April to 5 May according to the Tazawako-Kakunodate Tourism Association; 2027 dates are expected to mirror that mid-April to early-May window and shift with the bloom.
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://hanami.walkerplus.com/report/ss0002/ar0205/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.