Seasons and nature · Chubu
Takada Castle Site Park Cherry Blossom Festival
高田城址公園観桜会
One of Japan's three great night cherry blossom festivals, with about 4,000 trees lit around the castle moat.
Expected window
- Dates
- Fri 02 to Sun 18 Apr 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Takada Castle Site Park
- City
- Joetsu
- Prefecture
- Niigata
- Region
- Chubu
- 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 Takada Castle Site Park cherry blossom festival, the Kanosakura-kai, is counted among Japan's three major night blossom events and one of the world's five great flower festivals in CNN's selection. Around 4,000 cherry trees and 3,000 bonbori lanterns fill the park around the restored three-storey turret. The 2026 edition ran from 3 to 19 April per the Joetsu tourism association; 2027 is expected on a similar early-to-mid-April frame.
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://joetsukankonavi.jp/kanoukai/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.