{"id":76234,"date":"2014-05-08T11:50:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T02:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2014-05-08T11:50:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T02:50:44","slug":"plum-blossoms-festival-in-norikura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/transportation\/plum-blossoms-festival-in-norikura\/","title":{"rendered":"Plum Blossoms Festival in Norikura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1699\" href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?attachment_id=1699\"--><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"10308138_701653733230537_8755956553581196753_n\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10308138_701653733230537_8755956553581196753_n-210x300.jpg?resize=210%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><!--\/a--><!--a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1700\" href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?attachment_id=1700\"--><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"IMG_2785_1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_2785_1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><!--\/a--><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/youkoso.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/events\/%E4%B9%97%E9%9E%8D%E9%AB%98%E5%8E%9F-%E3%81%99%E3%82%82%E3%82%82%E7%A5%AD%E3%82%8A\" target=\"_blank\">The 43rd Plum Blossoms Festival<\/a><\/span><\/strong>(sumomo-matsuri) will be held at Ichinose Ranch\uff08\u4e00\u306e\u702c\u7267\u5834\uff09in Norikura Highlands on May 18th Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony starts from 10:30 a.m., admission is &#8220;\uff46ree&#8221;. Live music with Alpine Horns, Taiko(Japanese drums), Yodel Chorus and Japanese traditional dance are offered to the visitors along with &#8220;Sake&#8221;, &#8220;soba&#8221; and &#8220;Miso soup&#8221; services.<\/p>\n<p>Sumomo\uff08Japanese plum) trees grow naturally in Norikura Highlands, they usually start blooming from mid- May and last until Mid June.<br \/>\n<!--a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1701\" href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?attachment_id=1701\"--><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" title=\"11824783671\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/11824783671.jpg?resize=180%2C135&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><!--\/a--><br \/>\nSumomo jam, wine and ice ream are on sale at the shop in Ichinose ranch.<\/p>\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget about famous Norikura Onsen(hot springs)! There are several inns and public bathhouse for day trip visitors.<br \/>\n<!--a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1702\" href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?attachment_id=1702\"--><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"554777_193224034159432_1368994160_n1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/554777_193224034159432_1368994160_n1-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><!--\/a--><!--a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1705\" href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?attachment_id=1705\"--><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"DSC_0386-640x480\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DSC_0386-640x480-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><!--\/a--><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1705\" href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?attachment_id=1705\"><\/a>Yukemurikan(\u6e6f\u3051\u3080\u308a\u9928\uff09opens from 9:30~20:00, admission fee is 720 yen for adults, 300 yen for kids.<br \/>\nThere are many small inns and hotels with onsen in Norikura area. \u21d2<a href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/contents09+index.id+7.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Norikura accomodations <\/a><\/p>\n<p>To reach Norikura highlands, Haruyama bus(\u6625\u5c71\u30d0\u30b9\uff09 services are available until June 30th.<br \/>\nThe bus depart\uff53 from Shinshimashima bus terminal in Matsumoto, and takes visitors to the snowy corridors on Mt. Kuraigahara.<br \/>\n<!--a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1706\" href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?attachment_id=1706\"--><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"haruyama2014[1]\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/haruyama20141-300x140.jpg?resize=300%2C140&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><!--\/a--> \u21d2<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alpico.co.jp\/access\/kamikochi\/haruyama\/#fare_table\" target=\"_blank\">Haruyama bus info<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/transportation\/plum-blossoms-festival-in-norikura\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/transportation\/plum-blossoms-festival-in-norikura\/\" data-text=\"Plum Blossoms Festival in Norikura\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 43rd Plum Blossoms Festival(sumomo-matsuri) will be held at Ichinose Ranch\uff08\u4e00\u306e\u702c\u7267\u5834\uff09in Norikura Highlands on May 18th Sunday. The ceremony starts from 10:30 a.m., admission is &#8220;\uff46ree&#8221;. Live music with Alpine Horns, Taiko(Japanese drums), Yodel Chorus and Japanese traditional dance are offered to the visitors along with &#8220;Sake&#8221;, &#8220;soba&#8221; and &#8220;Miso soup&#8221; services. Sumomo\uff08Japanese plum) trees grow naturally in Norikura Highlands, they usually start blooming from mid- May and last until Mid June. Sumomo jam, wine and ice ream are on sale at the shop in Ichinose ranch. And don&#8217;t forget about famous Norikura Onsen(hot springs)! There are several inns and public bathhouse for day trip visitors. Yukemurikan(\u6e6f\u3051\u3080\u308a\u9928\uff09opens from 9:30~20:00, admission [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/transportation\/plum-blossoms-festival-in-norikura\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/transportation\/plum-blossoms-festival-in-norikura\/\" data-text=\"Plum Blossoms Festival in Norikura\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":1699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"inline_featured_image":false,"spay_email":""},"categories":[2359,2354,2364,2365,2355,2356,2353,2368,2358,2352],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/10308138_701653733230537_8755956553581196753_n-1.jpg?fit=675%2C960","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Plum Blossoms Festival in Norikura | Visit Matsumoto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 43rd Plum Blossoms Festival(sumomo-matsuri) will be held at Ichinose Ranch\uff08\u4e00\u306e\u702c\u7267\u5834\uff09in Norikura Highlands on May 18th Sunday. 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