This event is held every year from early February to mid-March in the Yugawara Plum Grove (Makuyama Park). On the foot slope of "Makuyama" where magnificent natural scenery can be seen throughout the four seasons, approximately 4,000 red and white plum trees bloom like a carpet of plum blossoms, and fill the park with the fragrance of plum blossoms, allowing you to enjoy a "plum blossom banquet".Mt. Makuyama has roughly 4,000 plum trees that bloom red and white. The park holds its Umenoen event, a plum blossom festival when the flowers reach their peak. The plum grove is lit up at night, offering a completely different scene from the day.

A festival unique to this hot spring area where hot spring water is thrown over four mikoshi (portable shrines) as they are paraded through the hot spring town. One of the four mikoshi has open recruitment for those who want to experience being a mikoshi-bearer, so check it out.

Yugawara Onsen is famous for being taken up in the Man'yoshu, Japanese classic book. Hot spring Ryokan, "The Ryokan Tokyo" was visited by many Meiji and Taisho cultural figures. This ryokan is a 'Cool' hot spring onsen remixed with the contemporary culture and the old Onsen culture from Nara era. Tatoos are allowed here.

Associaton established to promote Hakone Yugawara's tourism project as well as local events.

At the foot of the Hakone mountain range, the Oku-Yugawara hot spring village spreads across an ethereal landscape. Yui is an adult's hideaway, quietly standing by a clear stream. Surrender yourself to a moment of silence, free from the hustle and bustle, and feel the beauty of nature with all your senses. Let your mind and body reset.