Read about the preparations on this page.

See the flower paintings here.

A variety of events take place from Saturday, April 23rd to Sunday, May 15th. Beginning with Infiorata Kobe 2005 Nishi Motomachi, events will include exhibitions, contests, concerts, dance performances, fashion shows, and tea ceremony.
Tulip petals are used in creating the flower paintings. Hundreds of people work to carefully create the art, following the 12 designs for this year.
Small images when clicked will go to full size pictures.