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In early February, the Kanhi cherry blooms, and five types of cherry blossoms bloom until early April. During the period, a graceful feast such as "Kizui no Feast" is held, where the sake of sake is taken up by picking up the sake, while the sake of sake is not passed in front of the sake. In addition, at Iso Kogakukan, there is also a display of a chadan ornament that looks like Satsuma Kiriko, a traditional craft boasted by Kagoshima, as a puppet. Since the date of the event is different depending on the event, details need to be confirmed on the official website. Image courtesy of Sengwanen

The hills of Fengjiki, with 319 burial mounds scattered on a flat plateau of 2.6km east-west, 4.2km north-south and 50m in elevation. Under the blue sky, cherry and rape blossoms are in full bloom, and you can enjoy the contrast between pink and yellow. To the north and west are the Kyushu Mountains. During the festival, the main venue is lined with street stalls and local industry shops, which are crowded with families and flower visitors.

The site of Nobeoka Castle and Shiroyama Park, where the site of the Nobeoka Castle was maintained, was already lit at the end of the Meiji era, and has been a popular spot for night cherry blossoms since ancient times. In addition to performing electric lighting from 18:30 to 21:30 in accordance with the flowering time of the cherry blossoms, a 19m-high stone wall known as the "stone wall of killing a thousand people" will be lit up. Cherry blossoms are lit up, and at the "Waiwai Gourmet Expo" on Saturday, March 22, you can enjoy various gourmet and stage events while watching the beautiful cherry blossoms (10-16 o'clock, light rain, stormy weather stop).

Cherry blossoms are planted at the site of Usuki Castle, which was built by Muneai Otomo in the Warring States period. Night light-up is scheduled. Image courtesy:(C) Usuki City Tourism Information Association

During the period, various events are scheduled, and you can also enjoy the cherry blossoms at night.

The bonbori is lit and you can see the cherry blossoms at night.

In Nagasaki, the kite is referred to as a grouper, and the grouper is regarded as one of the three major events in Nagasaki, alongside Nagasaki Kunchi and Seirei. This grouper fried is different from other regions, and it is a grouper battle that hangs with other grouper and cuts the grouper of the opponent. A glass powder is kneaded with glue and smeared on a hemp thread called beadro (beadroyoma). In addition to the grouper battle, the tournament will also show celebrations such as "Nagasaki Burabura" by Nagasaki Kenban. Image courtesy of Nagasaki News Agency

An event to interact between “maker” and “user” through the pottery city. In addition to the pottery city, where the sale of Yoshida-yaki ceramics is held immediately, the Rakuyaki experience (painting) corner is also set up, so you can get acquainted with Hizen-Yoshida-yaki.

Asahi-Oka Park, a venue that has also been selected as one of Japan's top 100 historical parks, is known as one of the three largest cherry blossom spots in Saga Prefecture. During the cherry blossom festival, it is crowded with many flower visitors and you can also enjoy lighting up the cherry blossoms at night.

The cherry blossoms are gregarious in the area around the pond which extends near the entrance gate and on the left side of the "Azalea Valley" under the cliffs of Mount Mifune. The light-up is based on the fantastic symmetry created by the water mirror of the flower and the pond, and the contrast with the cherry blossom garden that spreads at the base against the background of the rock surface of Mt. Cherry blossoms such as Yamazakura, Yoshino Yoshino, Oshima zakura and Yaezakura, 200,000 azaleas such as Mitsuba, Kurume and Hirado (Yodogawa), an estimated 170-year-old Oto near Hagino Ochaya, and a relay of flowers from early spring to early summer will be held.