Kumagaya Sakura Festival

Kumagaya Sakura Festival

Event Overview

About 2km, you can enjoy about 500 Yoshino cherry trees. By lighting up, you can also watch the cherry blossoms at night. Arakawa Tsutsumi, which flows through the southern part of Kumagaya City, is commonly referred to as "Kumagaya Sakura Tsutsumi" and has been selected as the "100 Sakura Famous Places" in Japan. Depending on the location, the cherry blossoms can be photographed in close proximity.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Kumagaya Sakura Tsutsumi
  • Address:   
  • Kawaramachi, Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Kumagaya Station/Chichibu Railway Kumagaya Station → 5 minutes on foot
  • Car Access:   
15km30 minutes from Tokimatsuyama IC on Kanetsu Road via Prefectural Road 47/173
  • Phone Number:   
  • 048-594-6677 (Kumagaya City Tourism Association)
  • Parking Number:   
About 250 vehicles. Free (paid on Saturdays, Sundays, and the Friday after full bloom)

Event Period

  • March 26, 2026 (Thursday) - April 8, 2026 (Wednesday)
(Planned) * May be changed due to the flowering situation of cherry blossoms

Price

Free

Event Category

Flower view, nature

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