The 2024th Yokoyama Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on March 3, 30 (Saturday) at the Yokoyama Cherry Blossom Garden in the Forest of Creation.
A variety of events will be held at the venue, including folk dances, health exercises, cherry blossom concerts, hula dancing, erhu performances, and recitations of Sunshine Cherry Blossoms.
At the Hospitality Corner, people of all ages can enjoy activities such as Aosa Soup, a children's corner, and used books to take home.
In addition, the merchandise corner sells a variety of Shima specialties such as tekone sushi and oyster rice.
Please feel free to invite your family and friends to join us.
| Dates | Saturday, March 2024, 3 *Postponed in case of rain |
| Venue | Forest of Creation/Yokoyama Cherry Garden (517-0501 Ugata, Ago-cho, Shima-shi, Mie 628-88) |
| Sponsorship | Yokoyama Sakura-kai/Aji Hanano-kai |
| 10:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| 10:15 | Folk dance, Okushima Ondo, etc. / Ugata Neighborhood Association Women's Division |
| 10:45 | Health exercise presentation / Shima City Sports Voluntary Group |
| 11:15 | Sakura Concert / Chorus Shima |
| 11:50 | Hula Dance / Hula Mahalo Kai |
| 12:20 | Erhu performance / Cynthia |
| 13:00 | Recitation: Sunshine Cherry Blossoms / Yo Takano |
| 14:00 | Yokoyama Sakura Festival Haiku Contest Award Ceremony |
Aosa's behavior, children's fun corner, used book take-home corner
Potted flowers/plant market/medaka
Sanma sushi, tekone sushi, oyster rice, seaweed, fried chicken, potatoes, chicken skewers, arare, etc.
Sunflower party (special miso, vegetables, strawberries)
| Public transport | ・Get off at Kintetsu Ugata Station. Travel by bus or taxi. ・Approximately 2.2 km from Kintetsu Shima Yokoyama Station (only local trains stop here) to the parking lot, approximately 45 minutes on foot. |
| (I.e. | Approximately 32 minutes from Ise Expressway Ise Nishi IC via Ise Road (Prefectural Route 40) |
