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Cherry Blossoms Festival [Sakura Matsuri] (Apr.25th to May 5th)

Cherry Blossoms Festival [Sakura Matsuri]

It is said that the first cherry blossoms, or sakura, to be planted in Hirosaki Park in 1715, which ordered from Kyoto. Nowadays, there are about 2600 cherry trees such as Yoshino cherry trees, weeping cherry trees and double flowering cherry trees in Hirosaki Park. They make turn in the park with pink. In addition, the cherry trees at evening are also recommended for mystical atmosphere illuminated by light.

Cherry blossoms in Japan have been popular in the past and it is a special flower for Japanese from the old days. Not only cherry blossoms in full bloom but the beginning to bloom and cherry trees at evening also beautiful. The flowers are opening like little pink cotton candies are adorable and cherry blooms are the beauty of mystic by night. Because of this, Japanese people overlapping that beginning to the fall blooming flowers and our life, happiness and love. Many of these covers as a symbol with songs and literature.

PeriodApril 23rd to May 5th
PlaceHirosaki Park(10 min. by bus from JR Hirosaki station)
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