[Bunkyo Ward] “68th Bunkyo Plum Festival” will be held
Bunkyo Ward Press release: February 5, 2025 “68th Bunkyo Plum Festival” will be held Enjoy Yushima’s approximately 300 plum trees! The “Bunkyo Plum Festival”, one of the five major Bunkyo flower festivals, will be held on the grounds of Yushima Tenmangu Shrine, which is crowded with worshipers praying for academic success and passing the exam. Yushima Tenmangu Shrine has been popular as a “famous spot for plum blossoms” since the Edo period. This is the 68th time of the Plum Festival, which has been held since 1955, and the festival is getting more and more crowded each time. During the period, various events will be held, such as outdoor tea ceremony, product exhibition, and white plum drum performance.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/129654/6/129654-6-93cbc01844c890ca132de938bd47d076-922×615.jpg Plum blossoms decorating the venue ■Event period From Saturday, February 8, 2020 to Saturday, March 8, 2020 ■Venue Yushima Tenmangu Shrine Precincts (Yushima Tenjin) (3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku) *Admission fee: Free ■ Sponsored Bunkyo Plum Festival Executive Committee, Bunkyo City Tourism Association
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/129654/6/129654-6-6e1510860480be4b205f106f07bea21a-949×658.jpg Bunkyo Plum Festival venue [300 plum trees decorate early spring] ・There are about 300 plum trees in the plum garden (80% are white plums), and most of them are about 70 to 80 years old. The best time to see them is usually from mid-February to early March. After sunset, the temple grounds are illuminated (until 8:00 p.m.), and you can enjoy the plum blossoms at night, which are illuminated by a faint light that is a little different from the daytime. can. ・During the festival, there will be dedicated performances on a special stage including Shiraume Taiko, Nodate and Koto performances at the plum garden, as well as an exhibition of products from local governments with ties to Bunkyo Ward, a mikoshi (portable shrine), and a collaboration between the tourist association and Bunkyo Ward. A variety of events will be held, including the “Quiz & Mission! Bunkyo Flower Festival Exploration Rally” co-sponsored by .
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/129654/6/129654-6-81418d6243ad36838f14ce4d909734b1-1024×768.jpg Ume Yagami’s appearance 【Plum Garden Revitalization Project】 The Plum Festival Executive Committee launched the “Plum Garden Revitalization Project” in February 2020, as the amount of plum blossoms blooming within the grounds of Yushima Tenmangu Shrine is decreasing year by year. We are currently replanting Yushima Tenmangu Shrine’s symbol “Winter Solstice Plum Tree” and transforming the plum garden into a garden, which will be completed and unveiled in February 2020, when the 68th Bunkyo Plum Festival will be held. [Event details]
・Performances (such as white plum drums) will be held on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during the period (excluding March 2nd (Sunday) and March 8th (Saturday)). ・Nodate will be held on February 9th (Sunday), 16th (Sunday), 23rd (holiday/Sunday), and March 2nd (Sunday). ・On February 8th (Saturday) and 9th (Sunday), the “Bunkyo City Tourism PR Booth” and “Quiz & Mission! Bunkyo Flower Festival Exploration Rally” will be held (for junior high school students and younger). ・Product exhibitions will be held on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during the festival period (excluding Saturday, March 8th).
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/129654/6/129654-6-fdb8b52b40fdd01f352891b473555779-1000×662.jpg Shiraume Taiko drum For details on the “Bunkyo Plum Festival”, please check the URL below. https://www.city.bunkyo.lg.jp/b014/p003950.html

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