GreenSnap to Hold “GreenSnap Marche HIROSHIMA 2026” in Hiroshima in May 2026

GreenSnap Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kiichi Nishida) will hold “GreenSnap Marche HIROSHIMA 2026,” an event themed around plants and flowers, at Hiroshima Gate Park Plaza for two days on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2026. Following the strong reception of the 2024 edition, the event will return for the first time in two years. This year, it will be held alongside Hiroshima City’s “Hananowa Marche,” offering a richer, multi-layered green experience through linked content and visitor flow between the two events. “GreenSnap Marche” is an outdoor market event produced by GreenSnap, one of Japan’s largest plant community apps. Popular creators and specialty shops from across Japan will gather at the venue, showcasing a wide range of plants including succulents, houseplants, dried flowers, and bizarre plants. Designed for everyone from beginners to dedicated plant enthusiasts, the event offers not only shopping but also workshops and hands-on experiences where visitors can find ideas for living with greenery. This edition will be held in conjunction with “Hananowa Marche,” part of Hiroshima City’s initiative to promote urban development through flowers and greenery. Hananowa Marche is held every spring to raise citizens’ awareness of greening and encourage understanding and participation in Hiroshima City’s efforts to create a city of flowers, greenery, and music. The event features collaborative stages combining flowers, greenery, and music, plant-related lectures and consultation booths, as well as food vendors and flea market activities. To help visitors enjoy both events seamlessly, GreenSnap will use its own digital stamp rally service, “Smapeta,” for a linked campaign. Visitors can collect stamps while walking around the venue for a chance to win premium prizes. The event will also feature digital and real-world hybrid content, including the popular children’s moving coloring experience “Nuriemon,” creating opportunities for a wide range of visitors to engage with flowers and greenery. GreenSnap plans to continue co-hosting with Hananowa Marche to further promote initiatives that bring flowers, greenery, and smiles to the streets of Hiroshima. The event will be held from 10:00 to 17:00 on both Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Hiroshima Gate Park Plaza, the former site of Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, located at 5 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The venue is a one-minute walk from the Hiroshima Electric Railway Genbaku Dome-mae stop and a two-minute walk from the Kamiyacho-nishi stop. Admission is free, and the organizer is GreenSnap Inc. Main content includes sales of plants and gardening items by popular shops from across Japan, a linked stamp rally with Hananowa Marche using the “Smapeta” digital stamp rally service with premium prizes, plant workshops, and more. Exhibitor information and detailed event content will be announced sequentially once finalized. GreenSnap is a plant-focused social networking app operated by GreenSnap Inc., with women making up more than 70% of its users. The app allows users to look up plant names and care methods, post plant photos to a timeline, keep album records, write blogs, and connect with an active community of plant lovers. Across all GreenSnap-operated media, the service reaches up to 12 million monthly users, has recorded 3.5 million app downloads, receives up to 40,000 photo posts per day, and has accumulated 20 million total posts, making it a plant media platform currently drawing significant attention.