Shibata Ayame Festival

Shibata Ayame Festival

Event Overview

It is held at the Ayame Garden in the Ikonomino [Ijimino] park, which has been selected as one of Japan's 100 city parks. About 300 kinds of as many as 600,000 irises (Hanashoub) compete in bloom at the Ayame Garden, which has a large site of 18,000 square meters. It is said to be one of the four largest Ayame gardens in Japan because of its size, and it is crowded with many tourists every year. Light up (18 to 21 o'clock) is carried out every day during the period. The sight of irises is from mid to late June.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Ayame Garden in Ikono Park
  • Address:   
  • Ikonomo, Shibata City, Niigata Prefecture
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Shibata Station → About 10 minutes by car; or 15 minutes by bicycle rental (rental cycle required by the Shibata City Tourism Association)
  • Car Access:   
8km 15 minutes from Shōgo-Shibata IC, Japan East Japan Road, via National Route 7
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0254-26-6789 (Shibata Tourism Association)
  • Parking Number:   
1000 units/free

Event Period

  • June 17, 2026 (Wednesday) - June 28, 2026 (Sunday)

Price

Income Cooperative Money: 100 yen

Event Category

Flower view, nature

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