Kawachi Fuji Garden Wisteria Tunnel

A spring festival celebrating plum blossoms held at gardens nationwide from February to March. Thousands of plum trees bloom simultaneously at locations like Mito's Kairakuen and Osaka's Ume-rinzenji. Loved since ancient times, appearing earlier than cherry blossoms, plums have inspired haiku and waka poetry. The season showcases white, pink, and crimson blooms, attracting photographers and tourists seeking early spring beauty.

Wisteria blooms from late April to May, creating purple curtains on trellises at renowned spots like Ashikaga Flower Park and Kawachi Fujien. Social media has spread their beauty worldwide, making them increasingly popular with international visitors in recent years.

A spring flower park with fantastical great wisteria trellises. The only Japanese site selected as CNN's 'Dream Destination.' The illuminated wisteria shower is breathtakingly beautiful.

Hydrangeas bloom vibrantly during the rainy season, especially popular at temple settings such as Meigetsuin and Hasedera in Kamakura. The sight of rain-kissed hydrangeas has become a beloved seasonal landscape symbolizing Japan's tsuyu rainy season.

A traditional Japanese early-summer custom of watching fireflies emit their ethereal glow along pristine streams at night. Also a symbol of environmental conservation, firefly festivals are held across the country. It offers a uniquely Japanese seasonal experience of living in harmony with nature.

A traditional Japanese custom of appreciating the harvest moon on the 15th night of the eighth lunar month. The practice of offering pampas grass and tsukimi dango while admiring the moon traces back to Heian-period aristocratic culture. It is an elegantly Japanese way of savoring long autumn evenings.

A Japanese seasonal tradition of enjoying plum blossoms that bloom in early spring while winter chill lingers. Festivals are held at plum groves nationwide, including Kairakuen in Mito and Osaka Castle Park. Heralding spring's arrival, plum blossoms have been celebrated in classical poetry and literature since antiquity.