Shihaishan Sakura Festival

The Shihaishan Sakura Festival (支配者桜まつり Shihaisha Sakuramatsuri) is a spring celebration in Shihaisha very similar to Hanami. The celebration calls for the gathering of many people to certain public parks in front of temples to watch the blossoming of the sakura. Many families make it a tradition to visit the event once a year and have a picnic under a sakura tree. During the day, the event has many stalls and activities for families to take place in, but in the night many cultural shows hosted by the geisha are made. The event occurs usually around mid-February and ends in mid to late-March.