There are two festivals in Hokkaido that
celebrates the beautiful shibazakura flowers called the
Shibazakura Festival. Both the Takinoue Park and the
Higashimokoto Park in Hokkaido celebrates the
shibazakura and holds a festival dedicated to the flower
every year.
Hokkaido is known for its beautiful
fields and hills of
flowers during the warmer parts of the year. After the
snow thaws, spring soon arrives and sprouts colorful
life into its scenery. One of the most popular
attractions in Hokkaido is the beautiful fields of
flowers throughout Hokkaido, which attract thousands
of visitors every year. There are two festivals in
Hokkaido that celebrates the beautiful shibazakura
flowers called the Shibazakura Festival. Both the
Takinoue Park and the Higashimokoto Park in
Hokkaido celebrates the shibazakura and holds a
festival dedicated to the flower every year.
The town of Takinoue is located in Hokkaido and is
most known for its beautiful hills of pink shibazakura,
peppermint herbs, and turkey farming. Besides the
shibazakura, which only blooms for one month, this
town is known for being the number one producer of
peppermint in Japan and for its turkey farms. The
Takinoue Shibazakura Festival is celebrated at the
park every year from around early May to early June.
There is plenty to do at the festival, including a
helicopter ride to view the entire park and plenty of
photo opportunities. The festival at Takinoue Park
features plenty of pink shibazakura flowers that
covers over a hundred thousand squared meters and
is one of the largest pink moss flower parks in Japan.
One of the most popular, but expensive ways to
experience the park is by helicopter ride to get a
complete spectacular view of the park and festival.
There are plenty of food and entertainment for guests
to enjoy while they visit this beautiful park.
The other festival in Hokkaido that celebrates the
blooming of the shibazakura is located in
Higashimokoto Park in the town of Ozora. This park
is known as one of the best places in Japan to view
and experience the pink shibazakura flowers.
Higashimokoto Moss Pink Park is a on a mountain
slope and is covered in shibazakura from early May
to early June. Guests can climb up the slope of
mountain while visiting the park to get a fantastic
experience of the beautiful shibazakura. The pink
shibazakura flowers covers over one hundred
thousand square meters of the hillside and feature
many shades of pink shibazakura flowers. At the top
of the park is the Yamazumi Shrine where the
mountain god resides and is the brother of the
famous Sun Goddess Amaterasu. The shrine also
features a rare pink torii gate because torii gates are
painted either orange or red. The festival features
various activities for guests visiting the park and
during the festival. There are small touring cars
available for guests that are unable to make it to the
top of the slope by foot. There are also fun go kart
rentals available and a public foot bath with great
views of the shibazakura. The festival features many
fun events such as food and entertainment. Like the
Takinoue Shibazakura Festival, the event lasts almost
for an entire month and the Higashimokoto
Shibazakura Festival features different entertainment
events throughout the month. There are many music
events and other activities throughout the month that
is sure to make any visitor’s experience better.
Both of the shibazakura festivals in Hokkaido offer a
great experience and are sure to make anyone fall in
love with the pink shibazakura flowers.
Please see below for tours that include the
Shibazakura Festivals of Hokkaido:
