The Yomiuri ShimbunAtami geigi dancers perform in front of red and white plum blossoms in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 10. ATAMI, Shizuoka — A plum blossom festival kicked off at the Atami Plum Garden in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 10. The Atami Baien Plum Festival will be held through March 8. Visitors delighted in the sign of early spring as they viewed red and white plum blossoms. Meanwhile, the Atami Sakura Itokawa Cherry Blossom Festival also started on Jan. 10 in the city.