Cherry blossoms.
Wild survival.
Looking for a Minecraft survival server with a Japanese-inspired spawn? Oxbow's Hanami hub is a protected river sanctuary: cherry trees, timber buildings and torii frame the start of your next adventure. Outside the hub, this is survival PvP with raiding — not a no-grief town server.
What the protected hub means
First-time players arrive in Hanami. PvP and block breaking are off inside the protected hub, so take a moment to look around, read the rules and find your bearings. /spawn brings you back; returning players normally keep their saved location.
The protection is a boundary, not a server-wide promise. In the survival overworld, Nether and End there are no land claims. Other players can find your base, fight and raid. If you want a permanently protected survival plot, Oxbow isn't that kind of server.
Your first walk through Hanami
- Start at the plaza. Read the Rules board before leaving. The hub is a meeting point, not free resources to dismantle.
- Follow the destination signs and NPCs. Market and auction are for trading; crates use earned keys; the casino uses earned Coins only. Check the actual odds and payout rules before playing.
- Try a duel. The duels arena uses equal kits, without risking your survival gear.
- Head into survival when ready. Use the Survival destination or
/tpr. Hide your base and split your supplies between locations; hub protection does not travel with you.
Join the cherry-blossom hub
- Open a licensed copy of Minecraft: Java Edition 26.2.
- Choose Multiplayer → Add Server.
- Enter
play.oxbowmc.comas the address, save and join. The default port is 25565; no port is needed in the address.
Joining and playing are free, with no whitelist or trial clock. This is Java only: Bedrock and offline-mode accounts aren't supported. A Japanese-inspired build doesn't mean a Japanese-language community or a Japan-hosted service.
Photograph it, don't grief it
You're welcome to make original screenshots and videos of your visit. Hide player names when possible, ask before recording voices, and don't publish private chat. The press kit includes approved images; the free Creator program recognizes genuine Oxbow videos.