Visit Ibara

22/04/2025

Traditional and adventure awaits at Yumegahara Medieval Village this Golden Week! From Taiko Drum and Flute performances, to Bicchu Kagura Theatre, Armour-wearing and kids cosplay experiences, swordsmith demonstrations and a rabbit petting zoo, join us from May 3rd to 6th for an unforgettable experience. Link in Bio!

19/04/2025

On Sunday 12th April, Sakurabashi Park in Ibara City hosted the 🌸⋆ ˚｡Night Sakura Festival! ⋆ ˚｡🌺
Although the sakura are pretty much over in these parts, this past weekend, the city got to enjoy the beautiful full blooms illuminated in bright PINK🌺, along with a range of different colours.

Many visitors and residents had a great evening indulging themselves with tasty treats from food trucks and enjoyed the spectacular night views ✨⋆ ˚｡🌸⋆ ˚｡

We can't wait for next year!

05/04/2025

🌸🌸🌸 Sakura, sakura, everywhere you look!
It's a beautiful day so come and walk around the city and enjoy the sites!
All the local parks near the station are abundant with blossoms so don't miss out!

27/03/2025

🌸 Get ready for the cherry blossom season! From next week, explore the BEST spots in Ibara City, Okayama and see the breathtaking sakura cherry blossoms. 🌸 Don't miss out, read our blog post to find out more!
https://ibaracir.wixsite.com/visitibara/post/the-best-places-to-see-the-sakura-cherry-blossoms-in-okayama-ibara-2025

#桜 #岡山 #おかやま #花見

13/03/2025

The wait is over! Route Inn has officially landed in Ibara!

From 19th March (and just in time for sakura season🌸), you can come and visit Ibara while staying in a brand new hotel! 🏨

With all the facilities you need, a large indoor bath ♨️ top-notch service and Ibara denim designs sprinkled throughout, so book your stay soon! 🤗

For more info and our blog, link in is our bio #でんちゅうくん　 #井原市

08/03/2025

Sakura season is nearly upon us 🌸 which means it is Ibara's time to shine ✨️

Come visit Ibara and enjoy an unforgettable stroll along the 2km cherry blossom tunnel along the Oda River!

It's a sight not to be missed!

20/11/2024

🍂 Autumn at Ibara Train Station 🍁


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01/11/2024

🌏2024 International Exchange Festival in Ibara🌏

Sunday 3rd November from 9am-1pm at Ibara Train Station!

This year it will be held at the same time as the Toku Toku Market outside of Ibara Train Station!

Not only will there be foreign volunteers who live in Ibara, but the city's ALTs too!

Why not use this event as an opportunity to get to know the foreigners in Ibara!

There will be mini games, authentic foreign foods to try and great prizes!

This is the first time we are using a ticket system at the event so but your tickets on the day at the central booth and enjoy~
1 ticket costs 150 yen but there are great discounts if you buy packs of 5, 10 or 20 tickets!

25/10/2024

This weekend it's the Demon Festival in Ibara City! 👹
Come to the shopping district to enjoy the annual demon procession, live music, art exhibitions and workshops!

Only 300 yen!
Come to the reception first to get your ticket!
(Address: 694-1 Ibara-cho, 715-0019)

October 26th & 27th
10:00am-16:00pm
Ibara shopping district

04/10/2024

This weekend is the Ibara Sport Festival!

Jam-packed with fun activities to work your body and get your heart pumping, this free event has everything for you to try from Japanese archery, swimming, fitness tests, athletics, trampolining and more! Come on down and enjoy the festival this Sunday!

More info in the link below:

https://ibaracir.wixsite.com/visitibara/post/ibara-sports-festival-2024-6th-oct

30/08/2024

The 2024 internship with university is now over. For the last time, we caught up with Guilhem before he left to go back to France.

We hope you enjoyed following Guilhem’s journey! If you missed anything, pop into our blog and see what kind of fun activities Ibara City has to offer!

https://wix.to/akL91It

Alas, we have come to the end of the 2024 ESIEA University Ibara City Internship with our current intern, Guilhem. 残念ながら、2024年のESIEA大学と井原市のインターンシップも、ギエムくんとのプログラムが終了を迎えました。This time, we granted him the sp...

27/08/2024

Did you know Ibara is home to one of the top Kyudo Grounds in Japan? Read our newest post to find out about the ancient art of Japanese Archery!

https://wix.to/4dP36Vg

Kyudo, or ‘the way of the bow’ is a Japanese discipline where what really matters is harmony between the body, the mind and the bow itself.

21/08/2024

Awakening the Demons: Ibara's Oni Matsuri Through the Masks!
Read about the demon festival in Ibara and how our intern made his very own mask!
https://wix.to/pmxI7la

The autumn festival in the city of Ibara is also known as the "Oni Matsuri" (Demon Festival).

06/08/2024

The past couple of weeks has seen Guilhem travel up to Bisei, our town of beautiful stars. See how it differs from central Ibara in this new post!

https://wix.to/pGCecfP

These past couple weeks has seen Guilhem travel up to Bisei, our town of beautiful stars!

03/08/2024

Another year, another successful Ibara Manten Festival ✨️
We hoped you enjoyed all the food, dancing and fireworks 🎆

See you next year! 🤗

Did you go to the 2024 Ibara Manten Festival?

03/08/2024

Today is the Ibara Manten Festival! ✨️
From 4pm at Ibara Train station, you can enjoy a range of food and market stalls, a Bon Odori (dance festival) and in the evening, end your night with fireworks! (from 8pm)
So come on down and experience the festival!

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02/08/2024

From 1st-31st August 2024, Ibara City is doing a survey to find out about the kind of issues foreign residents of Ibara are facing.

So please take a minute to fill out the questionnaire provided in the QR codes in the post.

We have the following languages available:
Japanese, English, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and both simplified and traditional Chinese.

We thank you in advance for your help! 🤗
#井原市 #いばら

26/07/2024

It's been a month since our intern came to Ibara! Read on this week to find out about his first experience doing Japanese Calligraphy, experiencing an authentic tea ceremony and getting involved with the music club at a local high school!

Read about our intern's experience doing Japanese Calligraphy for the first time and joining a Japanese High School music club!