Approximately 1,000 `` Joshu Shiraume '' starts the annual plum festival Otsu February 23, 14:34
In the large-scale plum grove in Otsu City, which is brought up for making confectionery, the annual plum festival to enjoy plum blossoms has begun and delights visitors.
A Japanese confectionery maker in Otsu City grows about 1,000 plums called "Joshu Shiroume" in a plum garden of more than 18,000 square meters for making confections, and holds a plum festival every year when the flowers are in full bloom.
The festival begins on the 22nd, and on the 23rd when the weather recovers, many tourists visit from the morning in a calm mood.
The flower blossomed about half a month due to the warm winter, and it had already bloomed in half, and tourists photographed the flowers and enjoyed the scent.
On the other hand, with the spread of the new coronavirus, disinfectants were prepared at the entrance, and the light-up scheduled on the 7th and 8th of next month was also canceled.
A 50-year-old woman from Nara Prefecture, who was a couple, said, "I enjoyed the beautiful blooming. I felt that the air was flowing outside so I did not have to worry about the new coronavirus." Was.
The plum festival will be held until next month.