Tulip varieties are in bloom on Tuesday at a venue at the 2024 Tonami Tulip Fair in Tonami, Toyama Prefecture.
15:06 JST, April 23, 2024
TOYAMA – A large-scale tulip festival kicked off Tuesday in Tonami, Toyama Prefecture, with venues decorated with 3 million tulips of 300 varieties.
The Tonami Tulip Fair is supported by the Yomiuri Shimbun Hokuriku Branch Office and other organizations and is held annually in the city, known as one of the country’s most important tulip production centers.
About 70% of the flowers were in bloom on Tuesday. The rest are expected to bloom around the end of April.
The fair lasts until May 5.
