The Kawazu area is situated approximately 2 hours 40 minutes from Tokyo by train.

Flowering Period: From late February to early March, whereas in Tokyo, sakura appears from late March or early April.

In particular, the 800 trees that bloom alongside the river – conjuring a visual collaboration between the blues of the river and the pinks of the sakura - are a delightful encapsulation of Japan's natural scenic beauty.

During the sakura season in Kawazu the "Cherry Blossom Festival" is held, and this popular event attracts around a million people. If you are visiting Tokyo during this time, please pay a visit to Kawazu, both to see the delightful sakura (known here as “Kawazu-zakura”), and also to enjoy the inherent beauty of the Kawazu area itself.

The sakura are just one of this area's charms. There are also seven famous hot-spring baths, well-known for being the setting of the novel “Izu no Odoriko” (The Izu Dancer), for which author Kawabata Yasunari was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. This area is also a popular hiking spot for visitors.

During the sakura season in Kawazu the "Cherry Blossom Festival" is held, and this popular event attracts around a million people.

If you are visiting Tokyo during this time, please pay a visit to Kawazu, both to see the delightful sakura (known here as “Kawazu-zakura”), and also to enjoy the inherent beauty of the Kawazu area itself.

Almost equally numerous are festival stalls that line the walking path along the river, offering a wide selection of cooked food, dried foodstuff, locally produced citrus fruits, souvenirs, and small kawazuzakura trees that can be taken home and planted. Yellow rape blossoms which open at about the same time as the Kawazuzakura add to the lovely scenery. Night illuminations are held during the festival from 18:00 to around 21:00

The festival venue is most easily accessed from Kawazu Station on the Izukyu Railway Line. Immediately upon exiting the station you will come across the festival stalls and Kawazuzakura trees. It takes less than five minutes to walk to the Kawazu River from the station.

How to travel between the Izu Peninsula and Tokyo?

By Tokaido Shinkansen

By limited express train