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[Held on Sunday, April 21, 2024] The Wisteria Festival at Takenari Dainichido Gohyakurakan Arhats will be held!

掲載日:2024.04.19

The Takenari KomonoTown Hall in Takenari, Komono-cho, Mie Prefecture, is known for its Five Hundred Arhats, a rare sight throughout Japan, where stone gods and Buddhas are lined up side by side on a small Gohyakurakan of earth, creating a syncretic combination of Shinto and Buddhism.

Additionally, the wisteria trellis begins to bloom around the end of April each year, and many people visit the Wisteria Festival, where tea ceremonies (outdoor tea ceremonies) are held under the blooming, drooping wisteria flowers.

This topic provides detailed information about the venue, schedule, and transportation information for the Takenari Dainichido Gohyakurakan Wisteria Festival.

Schedule for the Takenari Dainichido Gohyakurakan Arhats Wisteria Festival

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
Plans include a tea ceremony (outdoors) and a food truck stall.

Flowering Information: As of April 17th, the top 3cm of the 30cm clusters are in bloom.

Location: Takenari Dainichido 2070 Takenari, Komono-cho KomonoTown Mie Prefecture

Traffic access
[Private car]
Approximately 20 minutes by car from the Yokkaichi Interchange on the Tomei-Han Expressway via Prefectural Route 140 (Milk Road)
【public transport】
35 minutes by bus from Kintetsu "Yokkaichi Station" to Fukuozan, get off at Takenari
About 6km north from Kintetsu Komono Station (15 minutes by taxi)

parking
can be

Special feature on famous wisteria spots in Mie Prefecture! Introducing 8 spots where you can enjoy wisteria from April to mid-May [2024 edition]

In addition to Takenari Dainichido, Mie Prefecture has other famous wisteria viewing spots where you can enjoy wisteria flowers during this season.

This year, it is expected that you can enjoy it from around the end of April until around Golden Week.

Please see our special page introducing famous wisteria spots in Mie Prefecture here 👇👇👇

 

 

Images from Mie Tourism Editorial Department

Tourism Mie Editorial Department

Wisteria flowers give you a full sense of Japanese elegance. At the Wisteria Festival at Takenari Dainichido Gohyakurakan Arhats, you can sit on a carpet under the drooping wisteria that blooms like a chandelier and take a break. Come and experience the noble fragrance of this festival!

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