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<\/p>\nA long-running plant fair held in Kurume, a city with over 300 years of horticultural heritage dating back to the Edo period. Known as one of Japan\u2019s top tree-growing regions, Kurume hosts 15 leading local nurseries for this event. Around 100,000 plants representing 1,000 species\u2014from garden trees to ornamental houseplants\u2014will be available for viewing and purchase. Visitors can speak directly with growers to learn care and maintenance tips.<\/p>\n
Workshops suitable for beginners, including moss ball (kokedama), swag, and succulent arrangements, will take place during the event. On Saturday the 14th at 13:00, a live plant auction offers a rare glimpse into professional plant trading. Food trucks will also be on site.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 Feb. 6, 2026 (Fri.) ~ Feb. 24, 2026 (Tue.) A long-running plant fair held in Kurume, a city with over 300 years of horticultural heritage dating back to the Edo period. Known as one of Japan\u2019s top…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":175776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-175797","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kurume","event-type-festival","event-type-shopping","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/175797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 9:00~16:30 (2\/24: ~16:00)
\n\u2022 Free entry
\n\u2022 Kurume Hyakunen Park
\n\u2022 2432-1 Hyakunen-koen, Kurume City, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 Kurume City Events Web Page<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Kurume](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fn_kurume-ueki-festival_2026_cl-002.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
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