[Cherry Blossoms 2025] Come see the spectacular scenery that can only be found here! Tatebayashi Sakura and Carp Streamer Village Festival

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Tatebayashi City, the closest city to Tokyo in Gunma , holds the Sakura Festival and Koinobori Village Festival every year from late March. Tatebayashi is the only place where you can experience the magnificent sight of cherry blossoms in full bloom and carp streamers fluttering in the breeze.

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Gunma Prefecture

Gunma Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, northwest of Tokyo. It is known for its hot springs, ski resorts, and abundant nature that can be enjoyed just a short distance from Tokyo. Gunma is dotted with attractive hot springs surrounded by beautiful natural scenery such as mountains, marshes, and lakes. It is therefore ideal for those who want to relax away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and enjoy outdoor activities to refresh their mind. Meanwhile, in small cities where the traditions of sericulture and crafts remain strong, you can immerse yourself in Japanese culture. It takes about an hour to get to Takasaki City, Gunma's central transportation hub from Tokyo by Shinkansen, so you can enjoy sightseeing on a day trip. However, you can also immerse yourself in the charm of Gunma by staying for several days in a wide range of accommodations.

Table of Contents
Can't wait for spring to come: Sakura Festival
Truly a spectacular sight: Koinobori Village Festival
How to get to Tatebayashi
Exquisite Tatebayashi Japanese sweets
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Can't wait for spring to come: Sakura Festival

Watch the video of the Sakura and Carp Streamer Village Festival

Japan has a long-standing culture of cherry blossom viewing, where people hold banquets while gazing at the cherry blossoms in full bloom in the soft light of spring.
A huge feast is prepared, and everyone eats and drinks while enjoying conversation, and sometimes they even perform songs and dances.
Cherry blossoms are so special to Japanese people that cherry blossom forecasts make the news every year.
Please come and enjoy the combination of cherry blossoms in full bloom and carp streamers in Tatebayashi again this year.

Cherry blossoms along Tsuruuda River

At Tutsujigaoka Park. Cherry blossoms along the banks of Jo Swamp.

The refreshing scent is due to the ingredient "coumarin," which is said to have a relaxing effect.

You will be enchanted by the graceful flowers, including Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms, Higan cherry blossoms, and weeping cherry blossoms.

The light of the paper lanterns and cherry blossoms at night make you realize that, as one line from the poem "Spring Night" says, "A spring night is worth a thousand gold coins."

*From the Chinese poet Su Shi's "Spring Night": "A moment of spring is worth a thousand gold coins"

Truly a spectacular sight: Koinobori Village Festival

In Japan, carp streamers are raised in hopes of children's healthy growth and happiness, based on a Chinese legend in which a carp that climbs the Dragon Gate Waterfall turns into a dragon and ascends to heaven.
You will be amazed by the spectacular sight of approximately 4,000 carp streamers flying in the air, along with the cherry blossoms in full bloom all over the city.
In 2005, a world record of 5,283 carp streamers was set.

Swimming in the sky of Kondo Swamp.

Both banks of the tsuruuda River at the main venue

The petals dancing in the wind are also lovely.

Cherry Blossom Festival

Saturday, March 22, 2025 – Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Carp Streamer Village Festival

Saturday, March 22, 2025 – Tuesday, May 6, 2025

How to get to Tatebayashi

By train

Tobu Isesaki Line Express

・Tatebayashi Station ⇆ Asakusa Station Travel time: Approximately 1 hour ・Tatebayashi Station ⇆ Kita-Senju Station Travel time: Approximately 50 minutes

Taxis are a convenient way to get around the city

・Tatebayashi Taxi Center TEL 0276-75-3333
・Kita Kanto Taxi TEL 0120-590-845

Exquisite Tatebayashi Japanese sweets

"Tagetsudo" is a long-established Japanese confectionery shop that has been in business for over 100 years.

"Tagetsudo", which has been featured on TV programs, is a long-established Japanese confectionery shop founded in 1909.
Our sweets are made with careful handwork while preserving tradition, and we are particular about their beauty and deliciousness.
The store offers classic dorayaki and Bunbuku monaka, made with the store's signature red bean paste cooked from red beans, as well as Satonuma Madeleines, which offer a perfect balance of Japanese and Western flavors, and high-quality confections that depict seasonal flowers and fruits.

On the left is the type of kusamochi that is eaten with kinako (roasted soybean flour). (There are also kusamochi with red bean paste) On the right is sakura mochi. (There are two types: Domyoji, which is made with steamed glutinous rice, and Chomyoji, which is made with wheat flour, in the foreground.)

Spring-only Japanese sweets include the bright green kusamochi (kusamochi) made with mugwort, which is also used as a medicinal herb, and sakuramochi (sakuramochi), which pairs perfectly with fragrant salted cherry leaves and red bean paste.
This delicious treat is known for its mild sweetness and ease of eating, making it a spring-like treat.

Check out Tagetsudo

"Wagashi Matsubara no Katagiri" is famous for its large strawberry daifuku and drinkable warabimochi

"Strawberry Daifuku", which consists of large, juicy "Amaou" strawberries and moderately sweet bean paste wrapped in habutae mochi (rice cake made from rice and sugar), is a very popular item that often sells out.
The "Drinkable Warabimochi" has a texture different from tapioca, and the smooth texture of the "warabimochi" is addictive. The popular brown sugar milk flavor looks like it has a lot of volume, but it has a gentle taste with the aroma of soybean flour and the slight sweetness of brown sugar that stands out in the milk.
There are many other flavors available, so please try them all.

"Nomu Warabimochi" was featured on a TV program last year, along with Tatebayashi City's tourism mascot, "Pon-chan."

Check out the Instagram of Katagiri of Matsubara Japanese Sweets

summary

Enjoy a memorable spring "flower trip" in Tatebayashi, where you can enjoy flowers of every season, savoring delicious sweets.

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