Jonangu Shrine Weeping Plum Blossom & Camellia Festival 2027 (Kyoto)

Dates & time: February 18, 2027 (Thu) - March 22, 2027 (Mon) 9:00–16:30 (last entry 16:00)
cost: Garden admission: adults (junior high school age and up) ¥1,000, elementary school children ¥600, ¥500 with a disability certificate (and for up to one companion). Groups of 20 or more: adults ¥900, children ¥500.
Venue & access: Jonangu Shrine garden (Genji Monogatari Flower Garden) About a 15-minute walk (roughly 3 minutes by taxi) from Takeda Station on the Karasuma subway line or the Kintetsu Kyoto line, or about 10 minutes by taxi from the Hachijo exit of JR Kyoto Station. Parking is free (200 cars during event periods), but once the plums reach their best it fills from around 8:30, before the garden opens, and stays full all day with waits of 60 to 90 minutes.

There are 3 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Jonangu Shrine garden (Genji Monogatari Flower Garden), and 1 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

Each early spring Jonangu Shrine in Fushimi, Kyoto holds its Weeping Plum and Camellia Festival in the shrine garden, known as the Genji Monogatari Flower Garden. On the "Haru no Yama" (Spring Hill) west of the main buildings, 150 weeping plum trees bloom in pale pink, red and white, while about 400 camellia trees of 150 varieties flower across the whole garden. Just past the plum grove, crimson camellias that have dropped onto green moss lie beneath the weeping branches, the scene the shrine calls "weeping plum and fallen camellias". Every day of the festival a shrine maiden performs the Umegae Kagura dance holding a plum branch. A good choice for photographers visiting Kyoto in late winter.

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Highlights

Haru no Yama (Spring Hill): 150 weeping plum trees
Throughout the garden: about 400 camellia trees of 150 varieties, and fallen camellias on the moss
Weeping plum and fallen camellias: just past the plum grove on Haru no Yama
Carpet of petals: for a few days as the plums begin to fall, especially on windy days or the day after rain once full bloom has passed

Umegae Kagura

Daily at 10:00 and 15:00 on the Kaguraden outdoor stage (free to watch). Those who receive the Ume no Hanamori plum amulet (1,000 yen) are purified one by one with the shrine maiden's kagura bells

Stalls on the approach

Plant fair (Keijuen): weeping plums, camellias, sasanqua, bonsai and more. 9:00–16:30
Limited sale of the shrine's tsubaki-mochi (Shofudo): camellia rice cakes made to look like the white Shiratama camellia, 850 yen for two. 9:30–16:30, until sold out
Both open only on set days during the festival

Shrine items

Seasonal goshuin book decorated with weeping plums, 2,200 yen (the 500 yen goshuin fee is separate). Limited quantity

Not allowed in the garden

Eating and drinking, tripods, monopods, stepladders, selfie sticks, and sketching
Dogs and pets may not go past the purification fountain (guide and service dogs excepted; this includes pets in carriers or held in arms)

*There are no coin lockers at Jonangu.

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FAQ

When are the weeping plums at their best?

The peak usually lasts about 7 to 10 days, depending on rain and wind. In 2026 the plums reached their best around February 23 and stayed there for about 10 days; in 2025 the peak ran for 10 days from March 11, the latest start since the shrine began keeping records in 2011. Bloom updates are posted on the top page of the official Jonangu website during the season.

Is the garden fee different from other times of year?

During the festival (February 18 to March 22) it is 1,000 yen for adults and 600 yen for elementary school children. At other times, such as January 1 to February 17 and March 23 to June 30, it is 800 yen and 500 yen, and the open areas of the garden also change by period.

Can I use a tripod or selfie stick?

No. Tripods, monopods, stepladders and selfie sticks are not allowed in the garden.

When is it less crowded?

From the first blossoms to about 60 percent bloom there are relatively few visitors. Once the peak arrives the car park is full from morning to close on weekdays and weekends alike, so the shrine asks visitors to use public transport.