Sapporo Lilac Festival

Sapporo Lilac Festival has become one of my favorite annual events to celebrate in Hokkaido in spring. The locals there actually get mad living in the cold winter months from early-December through April. Though the weather gets warmer in the month of May in Sapporo. Also this is the month when various kinds of spring flowers start to bloom. Hokkaido’s gardens and parks get decorated with cherry, plum, shibazakura, tulips, lilac and etc during this time of the year. The grounds of Sapporo and most of the Hokkaido region turn to a massive flower kingdom. the festival takes place in two different locations, they are: Odori Park and Kawashimo Park.