Suigo Itako Ayame Festival

Suigo Itako Ayame Festival

Event Overview

In the Suigo Shiorai Ayame Garden, which is home to as many as one million species (irises), you can enjoy colorful flowers such as white, purple and yellow, and it is a wind poem that colors the early summer Suigo Shiorai. During the Ayame Festival, events such as "The Wedding Boat" and "Itakaibashi Performance", where brides are married in an old-fashioned rowing boat, and lighting up in the park are held. The "Rofune Tour", which is operated by the boatman by hand, can be boarded from the Sonunai Rofune station, and can listen to the sound of rowing and enjoy the fun of the water-town emotions in a relaxed manner while being blown by the river-style. Image courtesy of Itako City

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Suigo Itako Ayame Garden
  • Address:   
  • 1-5 Ayame, Itako-shi, Ibaraki
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Itako Station → 3 minutes on foot
  • Car Access:   
4km 7 minutes from Tōguan Tōdo Itako IC via Prefectural Road 50/101
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0299-63-1111 (Itako City Tourism and Commerce Section)

Event Period

  • May 22, 2026 (Friday) - June 21, 2026 (Sunday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Flower view, nature


Landscape in the park
Itako City

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