A historic valley plum grove along the Nabari River in Nara with thousands of blossoming plum trees dating back to the Edo period.
- Best time
- All year
- Admission
- ¥0
- Parking
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- Official info
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Weather for your date
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19°C
Overcast
💧 7% rain chance · wind 5 km/h
Hourly forecast
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Getting to Tsukigase Plum Grove
🚉Tsukigase guchi Station
Approx. 6.2 km from spot
🚌Local Bus or Taxi
Bus ~15-25 min (¥210-¥350) / Taxi ~¥1,500-¥3,000
💳Mobile Suica / IC Cards
IC cards accepted on most local buses
Directions to Tsukigase Plum Grove
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When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
No month-specific guide yet for Oct. This does not mean the place is closed.
Suitability
Stroller: Accessible
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: quiet
Rules
Water access: river
Drones: permit required
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Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-25
- 1. Het hart van de vallei te Tsukigase Tsukigase oku no tani (titel op object) Afbeeldingen van beroemde plekken in Japan (serietitel) Nihon meisho zue (serietitel op object), RP-P-1989-217 · Rijksmuseum · Source ↗ · CC0
- 2. NDL-DC 2542755-56 Kobayashi Kiyochika M3002 crd · Kobayashi Kiyochika · Source ↗ · Public domain
- 3. 月ヶ瀬郵便局 · あきはゆうぐれ · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Het hart van de vallei te Tsukigase-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1989-217 · Kobayashi Kiyochika; Kobayashi Kiyochika died 1915; Matsuki Heikichi · Source ↗ · Public domain
- 5. Tsukigase-Kisho-Manuscript-Book No.1-P05-P06 · Setsudo Saito. Printed by Shikada Seishichi. · Source ↗ · Public domain
- 6. Tsukigase-Kisho-Manuscript-Book No.1-P11-P12 · Setsudo Saito. Printed by Shikada Seishichi. · Source ↗ · Public domain
- 7. Inner Valley at Tsukigase LACMA M.71.100.95 · Kobayashi Kiyochika · Source ↗ · Public domain