This event has ended】Yoshino Plum Blossom Festival in Oume, Tokyo in 2025.

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Yoshino Plum Blossom in Yoshino Plum Blossom Park

Ome City is the only city in Japan with the character for "ume" in its name.

Yoshino Baigo is located in Ome City, the only city in Japan with "ume" in its name. This area is called "Yoshino Plum Village" because of the many farmers who grow ume plum trees. The center of the area is "Ome City Ume Park. Visitors can enjoy the view of more than 1,200 plum trees in full bloom.
They are growing vigorously again this year under the sunlight.

Ten years ago, all ume trees were cut down.

In 2009, Yoshino Plum Village was the first place in Japan where the ume (Japanese apricot) ring crest virus was discovered in Ome City, and in 2014, approximately 1,700 ume trees in Ome City Ume Park were cut down in order to eradicate the ume ring crest virus. The cutting down of all the trees in "Ome City Ume Park," which had been selected as the best ume viewing spot in Japan, made the news at the time, and many people who loved ume trees in Ome were heard saying "I feel sorry for the ume trees" and "When will we be able to see the ume trees again? Step by step, we are taking steps toward restoring the park to its former splendor.
Walking paths on the hillside

Ome City Ume Park" to be expected in the future

In order to restore the park to its former glory, the residents and government joined forces to begin replanting in 2016, and approximately 1,200 ume trees were planted. Each of the first six plum trees planted in 2016 was given a suitable name from the Manyoshu (The Anthology of Myriad Leaves) to symbolize the rebirth and restoration of the park, and a sign and explanation board were installed. In addition to plum blossoms, the beautifully landscaped park is also home to fuchu-jyu (Korean buttercup) and wax gourd flowers, which delight visitors. Please enjoy the different hues of the flowers and the subtle scent of spring while watching them grow little by little.
You can enjoy the view and openness of the scenery.

Yoshino Ume-go Plum Blossom Festival" will be held again this year [Yoshino Ume-go Plum Blossom Festival] February 15 (Sat.) - March 20 (Thu.), 2025

The best time to view the plum blossoms at Yoshino Plum Village usually starts around the end of February. And this year again, the Yoshino Plum Blossom Festival will be held from February 15, 2025 (Sat.) to March 20, 2025 (Thu.), centering on "Ome City Ume Park". Various events will be held, including a stamp rally, photo contest, plum wine festival, and Umego Sweets Festa, etc. On Sunday, March 2, the "Ume Festival for Citizens" will be held on Jindaihashi-dori, the main street of Yoshino Umego, with a parade, lion dance, and Ome drum to enliven the audience. Why not take this opportunity to feel the spring in Yoshino Plum Village? Ome City Ume Park" is hilly, so please wear comfortable walking clothes.
Kanbai Citizens' Festival (Koenji Awa Odori Dance)
Kanbai Citizens' Festival (Lion Dance)
Yoshino Plum Village Plum Blossom Festival
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