Garden Necklace Yokohama 2026, the large-scale spring event that links beautiful flowers and greenery like a necklace across Yokohama, opens on March 19 (Thursday). Marking its 10th anniversary, this year's edition scales up with a city-wide flower and landscape display, including a 10,000㎡ grand flowerbed as part of a one-year countdown to GREEN×EXPO 2027, plus new venue collaborations. Note: March 19, 2027 is the opening day of GREEN×EXPO 2027.
2026 Highlights
- A "necklace-style" circuit connecting key spots across the city, starting with cherry blossoms
- 200,000 flowers painting a "sunrise" landscape: Satoyama Garden
- [New Venue] A collaboration with the new facility "Wandaria Yokohama Supported by Umios"
- [Japan's Largest] Golden Week feature: Yokohama Flower & Garden Festival
Event Overview
Dates: March 19 (Thursday) – June 14 (Sunday) (88 days)
Venue 1: Minato Area (Waterfront City Center)
Locations: Yamashita Park, Harbor View Park, Nihon Odori, Yokohama Park, Shinko Chuo Hiroba, and more
Venue 2: Satoyama Garden (Event name: Satoyama Garden Festa)
Dates: March 19 (Thursday) – May 6 (Wednesday) (49 days)
Location: Adjacent to Yokohama Zoological Gardens Zoorasia (1425-4 Kamishirane-cho, Asahi-ku, Yokohama)
Official website: https://gardennecklace.city.yokohama.lg.jp/
Highlights in Detail: A Flower Relay from Cherry Blossoms to Tulips to Roses
Minato Area (Waterfront City Center)
Cherry Blossoms — Late March to early April
- Sakura Street: Approximately 500 meters of cherry trees line the path from Sakuragicho Station toward Yokohama Landmark Tower and Pacifico Yokohama. Pale pink Somei Yoshino varieties create a striking view alongside the Minato Mirai skyline each spring.
- Cherry blossoms also bloom along Kisha-michi, a former railway path where visitors can stroll while enjoying views of the canal, Yokohama Landmark Tower, and the large Ferris wheel.
Tulips — Early to mid-April
- Yokohama Park: About 100,000 colorful tulips bloom to welcome spring.
- Nihon Odori (400 meters from Yokohama Park to Yokohama Port): A corridor of tulips lines this historic boulevard for visitors to enjoy.
Roses — Early to late May
- Yamashita Park: The "Future Rose Garden" showcases around 1,900 rose plants in some 160 varieties against the backdrop of the harbor.
- Harbor View Park: Across three garden areas — the "English Rose Garden," the "Rose and Cascade Garden," and the "Fragrant Garden" — roughly 1,900 plants in approximately 470 varieties bloom in front of the historic Western-style buildings. Visitors can enjoy both the visual display and the fragrances.
- Yokohama Rose Week runs during peak bloom, turning the city into a rose destination during this period.
GREEN×EXPO 2027 One-Year Countdown: Satoyama Garden
Satoyama Garden Festa
Dates: March 19 (Thursday) – May 6 (Wednesday)
Location: Adjacent to Yokohama Zoological Gardens Zoorasia (1425-4 Kamishirane-cho, Asahi-ku, Yokohama)
Spanning approximately 10,000㎡ — the largest flowerbed in Yokohama — the garden features around 200,000 flowers in some 150 varieties, plus approximately 150 cherry trees. This year's theme is "The Opening of the Year Before GREEN×EXPO 2027 — A Spring Satoyama Dyed in Sunrise Colors." To mark the one-year countdown to GREEN×EXPO 2027, the flowerbed is designed to evoke a dawn sky, expressing anticipation for the future. Over 90% of the seedlings used are grown within Yokohama City (in cooperation with JA Yokohama).
City-Wide Collaborations and New Venue Partnerships
Collaboration with Wandaria Yokohama
Garden Necklace Yokohama partners with commercial facilities and tourist attractions across the city for special programs. The newly opened immersive experience facility "Wandaria Yokohama" offers a spring-limited menu item, "Sakura Mashimashi! Spring Cream Soda," as part of the collaboration — pairing perfectly with a stroll among the flowers. Available: April 1 (Wednesday) – June 30 (Tuesday).
Yokohama Rose Week
Dates: May 2 (Saturday) – June 2 (Tuesday)
Locations: Yamashita Park, Harbor View Park, Yamate Italian Garden, America-yama Park, Yokohama English Garden, Hakkeijima Rose Garden, and more
Yokohama's symbolic flower — the rose — takes center stage during this period, transforming the city into a "rose town." Visitors can enjoy sweets, cocktails, shopping, and more throughout the historic streetscapes and harbor scenery during this "rose stroll" period.
Yokohama Flower & Garden Festival 2026
One of Japan's largest horticultural events, the festival expects some 35,000 visitors.
Stage events are scheduled featuring well-known guests from the gardening world, including Masafumi Mikami, Izumi Mori, Tatsugo Murasame, and Keiko Yoshiya.
Dates: May 2 (Saturday) – May 4 (Monday/Holiday), 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Pacifico Yokohama, Exhibition Halls A & B (1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama)
Admission: Advance tickets ¥1,600 / Door tickets ¥2,000 / Free for junior high school students and younger (all prices include tax)
