Inabe Plum Grove
Mie · Inabe
35.2265°N, 136.4886°E
Inabe sits under the Suzuka range in the north of Mie and its agricultural park holds around four thousand plum trees of about a hundred varieties across a 38-hectare site — the largest plum planting in the Tokai region. It is split between a working orchard of fruiting varieties and a garden section of ornamental ones, and the two flower at slightly different times, which stretches the season.
The reason to go is the viewing platform. From it the whole planting reads as bands of white through every shade of pink, with the Suzuka mountains behind still carrying snow in February. It opens only for the blossom, roughly late February to late March, from nine to four, ¥500 for adults and free for children, with parking for three and a half thousand cars.
Essential Information
Opening Hours
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM during the plum festival
Closed: Open only during the plum festival, roughly late February to late March
Entrance Fee
¥500 adults | Free for elementary school age and under | ¥400 for groups of 20 or more adults
Best Season
Late February–late March
Visit Duration
2 hours
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