This time, we have investigated the [Tulip Festival] in Sakura Furusato Square, which has become a popular event in the past few years!
What is the appeal of the Tulip Festival, which is very popular with young people and overseas tourists as a scenic spot?
Please take a look to the end!
- 700,000 tulips make you feel like you’re traveling to the Netherlands!
- Since Corona, it has become a hot topic event at once!
700,000 tulips make you feel like you’re traveling to the Netherlands!
The “Tulip Festival” held every year in Sakura City, Chiba PrefectureEvents held in early ~ late April wide variety of tulips of about 100 species and 700,000 tulips bloom in the Sakura Furusato Square facing Inbanuma.
The variety of rich fragrance that can be seen only at the tulip festival, and the rare tulips such as changing colors and grouping are also highlights!
The venue was very crowded with events such as monkey wrestling and reverse bungee, as well as many food stalls and food trucks, and my 5-year-old child was also asking, “Which one to eat?” and “I want to see that store next!” He seemed to be enjoying it from beginning to end.
There is also a nursing space, a diaper changing table, a multipurpose toilet, and a shower room.It’s also nice to be able to visit with a baby with peace of mind.
Authentic Dutch windmills and tulips are the best place to take pictures!
The full-fledged Dutch windmill Liefde, which was born to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Sakura City.It is one of only three windmills in Japan that goes around in the wind, and it is “Japan’s first water-pumping windmill”!You can enter the windmill for free, so be sure to take a look inside when you visit!
Sakura City has been in contact with the Netherlands since the Edo period!
Since Corona, it has become a hot topic event at once!
I have been visiting this tulip festival for more than 20 years because Sakura is my hometown, but at first I didn’t have the impression that it was as crowded as it is now, and the visitors were elderly people or families.
The Tulip Festival was canceled in 2020 due to the influence of Corona, but when it was held again in 2021, it was spread on social media and TV, making it a popular event among young people and overseas tourists.
In addition, you can enjoy the collaboration between Keisei Electric Railway and Tulip at this tulip festival, so it seems to be popular with secretly photographers!
Tulips can also be taken home as souvenirs!
At the Tulip Festival, tulips are dug up for 600 yen (Saturdays and Sundays) 10 tulips and 600 yen (weekdays only) for 13 tulips. You can take the bulbs home with you, so you can repot them in a flower pot at home and enjoy them!
However, the next day after it rains, the ground will be muddy, so it is recommended to dig it up with rain shoes.
Kids are crazy about digging tulips too!
I will dig it after carefully examining which tulip to use~. There are 100 species, so it’s hard to decide which one to choose, but that time was very fun and a good memory.
It’s nice to be able to enjoy tulips at home!
There are many other events in Sakura Furusato Square!
In addition to tulips, you can also enjoy sunflowers and cosmos in Furusato Park, and sunflowers can be cut and taken home in the same way as tulips.
The Sakura Citizen Fireworks Festival, held every August, is crowded with many visitors, and in 2024, 20,000 fireworks + 70 fireworks will color the night sky of Sakura City.
- Early ~ late April Tulip Festival
- Mid July Windmill Sunflower Garden
- First Saturday in August Sakura City Fireworks Festival
- Beginning of October Cosmos Festival
If the timing is right, you can also enjoy the “collaboration between cherry blossoms and tulips”!
In 2024, I visited in the first week of April, and to my surprise, the cherry blossoms were in full bloom on this day, so I was able to enjoy both the cherry blossoms and the tulips. Please enjoy the flowers that can only be seen in Japan!
Cycling while enjoying the scenery of Inbanuma
The Dutch-style administration building [Saranka], which is equipped with toilets, rest areas, and shops, also offers bicycle rentals, so you can cycle while enjoying the scenery along Inbanuma by bicycle. You can also get on and off the bus. On the way back, it’s fun to go home while stopping at a place you care about on a rental cycle!
| Normal type | \600 | Drop-off fee:\300 |
| Electric type | \1200 | Drop-off fee:\600 |
【Places that can be reached by bicycle around Furusato Square】
- Grass Flute Hill（kusabueno-oka)…6 min.
- Chiba Prefectural Inbanuma Park (inbanuma ko-en)…14 min.
- National Museum of Japanese History (rekihaku)…16 min.
- Sakura Samurai Mansion (bukeyashik)…20 minutes.
- Sakura Mushroom Garden (sakura-kinokoen)…36 min.
pleasure boat
When the weather is nice, it is a luxury to take a sightseeing boat and enjoy the scenery along Inbanuma. From the sightseeing boat, you can see birds such as cormorants and herons, as well as plants such as reeds, macomo, and sunflowers.
Around Furusato Park, you can sometimes hear pheasants chirping, so if you’re lucky, you may even see pheasants!
☆pleasure boat（Passing service, normal time）
| High school students and above | one-way \300 / round trip \500 |
| Elementary and junior high school students | one-way \150 / round trip \200 |
【From Sakura Furusato Square】11：30 / 13：30 / 15：00
【From Sunset Hills Lower Pier】12：00 / 14：00 / 15：30
【Period of operation】4〜10月 ※The service has been suspended due to hull repairs
During the event period from March to April, July, and October, a 40-minute service will be held for 1,000 yen for high school students and older, and 500 yen for elementary and junior high school students.
access
- About 10 minutes by Sakura Community Bus from Keisei Sakura Station
- About 15 minutes by bicycle rental from Keisei Sakura Station
- About a 30-minute walk from Keisei Usui Station
- About a 40-minute walk from Keisei Sakura Station
- About 30 minutes by car from Sakura IC on the Higashi-Kanto Expressway
※There is no free parking lot, only a paid parking lot (1000 yen / day) that can accommodate 500 cars.
| address | 〒285-0861 Usuida, Sakura City, Chiba２７１４ |
| TEL | 0434868898 |
| business hours | Open 24 hours a day |
| Official website | Sakura Furusato Square |
Summary
Isn’t it a great deal to have such a fun event even though the admission fee is free? We will continue to send out great events and spots, so please check it out!
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