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Fukuoka Castle Ruins (Maizuru Park)

Fukuoka & DazaifuCastle🌸 Typical peak: Late Mar – Early Apr✦ Night sakura
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Overview

Overview

Maizuru Park, laid out on the ruins of Fukuoka Castle in the center of Fukuoka City, is one of the city’s top cherry blossom spots. About 1,000 cherry trees bloom among the remaining stone walls and turrets, and the “Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival,” timed for peak bloom, features night sakura illuminations.

Address
1 Jonai, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0043
Time needed
About 1–2 hours
Official website
https://www.midorimachi.jp/maiduru/news/detail/1040
Peak Time

When to See the Blossoms

Typical peakUsually late March to early April
February
March
April
May

Peak time varies with the weather. Check the Maizuru Park flower reports for the latest bloom conditions

Peak times are typical guides. Blooming and full bloom shift with each year’s temperatures.

Highlights

Highlights

About 1,000 trees of 19 varieties, including Somei-yoshino, weeping cherry and yamazakura, color the castle ruins. Highlights are views combining the blossoms with the stone walls and turrets, such as the weeping cherry at the Tamon Yagura turret, the tunnel of blossoms around Kaminohashi Bridge, and the Sakura-en garden.

📷 Best views
Around Kaminohashi Bridge

A tunnel of blossoms at the entrance to the castle ruins

Tamon Yagura

The turret paired with weeping cherry (paid illumination area)

Sakura-en

A garden area surrounded by cherry trees (paid illumination area)

Moat along Meiji-dori

Cherry blossoms and stone walls reflected in the moat

Illumination

Night illumination

Period
Usually during the “Fukuoka Castle Sakura Festival” from late March to early April

In 2026: Mar 25–Apr 5, 18:00–22:00 (last entry 21:45). The illumination areas at Sakura-en, the Otakayashiki ruins and Tamon Yagura are paid (in 2026: ¥600 per venue, ¥1,500 for a 3-venue set, free for high school students and under). May be canceled in heavy rain

Admission

Admission

Maizuru ParkFree

The paid evening illumination areas during the sakura festival cost extra

Prices may change. Check the official website before you go.

Tips

Tips for travelers

  • ✓Try splitting your visit: stroll the free areas by day and see the illuminations in the paid areas at night
  • ✓You can combine your walk with neighboring Ohori Park
Access

Getting there

Nearest station / bus stop
  • Akasaka Station (Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line)About an 8 min walk
  • Ohorikoen Station (Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line)About an 8 min walk
By car & traffic restrictions
Paid parking available. Surrounding roads and parking lots get crowded during the sakura festival, so use public transportation
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Crowds

Crowds & best times

Busiest
Weekends during the sakura festival and evening illumination hours
Quieter times
Weekday mornings
Weather

Temperature & what to wear

Typical temperatures
Fukuoka normals: March high 15.0°C, low 7.2°C; April high 19.9°C, low 11.5°C (JMA)
What to wear & bring
Viewing night sakura gets chilly, so bring a layer such as a light down jacket or a stole
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Rules

Hanami rules & etiquette

  • !Unattended picnic sheets used to save spots are removed by patrol staff
  • !From 18:00 to 22:00, parties on picnic sheets are not allowed in the paid illumination areas
  • !Open flames are prohibited except at the “Ohanami Hiroba” and “Maizuru Park BBQ GARDEN” (both paid, reservation required)
  • !Take your trash home
  • !During the sakura festival, please come by public transportation
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Events

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Peak periods, hours, prices and access are based on official sources such as the spot’s own website, local governments and tourism associations. Bloom conditions and event details can change, so check the official website before you go.

Last checked: 2026-10-06

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