Plum blossom festival at Inabe agricultural park (Mie prefecture) spring in Japan with plum flowers

In Japan, cherry blossoms, or Sakura, are considered a symbol of spring.
The plum blossoms are unmissable for both Japanese and foreign tourists.
In Japan, plum trees bloom from February to March (cherry blossoms bloom from late March to early April).

This event takes place in Inabe agricultural park in the city of Inabe, Mie prefecture (1 hour from Nagoya by car).
The festival takes place annually from from the middle of February until the end of March
(In 2023, from February 23 until March 21) .

Information about the festival
Period: Mid February – End of March every year (full bloom around 15th March for 2023)
Entrance fee: 500 JPY (free for elementary school students and under 6 years old)
Opening hours: 9:00 -16:00
Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/hK6AHC4jsrrfmoWK6

How to go?
By car from Nagoya: 50 minutes from highway exit “Kuwana IC”, 40 minutes from “Sekigahara IC “

By car from Kansai or Hokuriku region : 70 minutes from “Yohkaichi IC”, 40 minutes from “Sekigahara IC”, 50 minutes from “Yokkaichi IC”

By trains
Get off at “Kuwana station” of Kintetsu railway, ride on the train of Sanki railway at “Nishikuwana station” (Hokusei line) and get off at “Ageki station” (last stop).

From Ageki station, take a taxi to go to the park (20 minutes, about 4000 JPY each way). If you go there by walk from Ageki station, it will take 2 hours.

The “Nishifujiwara station” in the video is the closest station to Plum agricultural park, but I did not see any taxis outside. You will need 1 hour and a half to walk from “Nishifujiwara station”.

Parking: free

Enjoy Japanese spring!