Held every year at the end of May and the beginning of June, the Iris Flower Festival is a large celebration in honor of the distinctive flower, timed to coincide with its coming into bloom.
The Japanese iris is the symbolic flower of Miyazaki City, and during the festival many kinds of events take place including open-air tea ceremonies and Japanese harp performances. The wonderfully colorful iris garden is home to 200,000 flowers comprising around 160 different varieties of iris.
