| [ Middle of April - ] Cherry blossom festival |
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| Main sights: Kaiseizan Park, Gohyakubuchi Park, Benishidare Jizo Cherry Tree (Nakata Town), Sasahara Gawa Senbon Zakura (one thousand cherry trees along the River Sasahara) (Mihota Town), Fujita Gawa Fureai Zakura (heart-warming cherry tree along the River Fujita) (Kikuta Town) |
| [ April 29th ] Friendship Meet of Mt. Utsumine Climbing |
| Place: Starting point of a trail up a mountain at Yatagawa Babadaira in Tamura Town |
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| It is at a height of 677m above sea level. Mt. Utsumine is a solitary mountain peak and the whole mountain is the castle ruin of Nampokucho Era. On the opening day of the mountain, after praying for safety, climbers go up to the top. They will deliver memorial pennants. |
| [ May 5th ] Koriyama City Children’s Festival |
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| This is a festival for children providing many attractions, such as miniature SL, stilts and goldfish scooping. |
| [ At the end of May - ] Friendship Meet of Mt. Ippai Climbing |
| Place: Starting point of a trail up a mountain at Tamogami Baba in Tamura Town |
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| Mt. Ippai is named after its shape resembling to a sake cup placed upside down. It is 1-hour walk from Babadaira to “Taishi no Hiroba, or Squire for Ambition”. Enjoy recreation on the day of festival. |
| [ The 3rd Sunday of May ] Opening of Mt. Adatara |
| Place: Starting point of a trail up a mountain at Ishimushiro |
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| It is at a height of 1,700m above sea level. After praying for safety at the top of the mountain, and there will be a contest for Miss Adatara. It is four-hour walk from the starting point for climbing to the top at Ishimushiro from Koriyama City. They will deliver memorable pennants. |
| [ The 1st Sunday of June ] Takashiba Deko Festival |
| Takashiba Deko Yashiki (Japanese-style residence) in Nishida Town |
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| This festival will be held in a town of craftsmen famous for Miharu Hariko Doll and Miharu Goma (colt), and there will be a traditional show of Takashiba Shichifukujin (Seven Deities of Good Fortune) Dance. |
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Benishidare Jizo Cherry Tree |
