JR芦屋エリア

Cherry Blossoms Are Starting to Bloom in Ashiya [Ashiya Photo]

Here’s a look at Ashiya’s Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms on March 26, with some trees already starting to bloom.

A limited-time “Spring Hokkaido Fair” will be held at Mont et Mer near JR Ashiya Station from March 26 to April 1, 2025.

PASTA DINER near JR Ashiya Station closed on March 17 and will relocate to Liv in Sumiyoshi in late April.

Various sweets pop-up shops are open for a limited time from March 18 to 24 at Mont et Mer, directly connected to JR Ashiya Station.

Italian obanzai restaurant BOTTEGA Y. opened on March 7 in Funadocho, near JR Ashiya Station.

The Jizo statue by the rotary near JR Ashiya Station is being relocated from beside Alpa Ashiya toward the rotary entrance.

A shared taxi trial will run in Ashiya’s hillside area around Sanjocho and Yama-Ashiyacho from March 28, 2025 to February 27, 2026, on weekdays only.

A “White Day Sweets Festa” will be held from March 5 to 14, 2025, at Mont et Mer’s 3rd-floor event space directly connected to JR Ashiya Station.

Medisense, a prep school specializing in medical school admissions, opened its Kobe Ashiya Premium Campus in March near JR Ashiya Station.

“LogiCare” appears to be opening a care supply shop and insurance consultation desk in Laporte East by JR Ashiya Station.