The cherry blossom ceiling, where you see heart-shaped cherry blossoms
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Speaking of cherry blossom spots in Japan🌸
Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture must be on the list.
Since it's in the northern region, there aren't as many tourists.
Locals love to go there to unwind🏕
Especially the park's three major festivals:
· Spring - Cherry Blossom Festival🌸
· Autumn - Red Leaf Festival🍃
· Winter - Snow Lantern Festival❄
Each one is memorable for travelers.
Recently, the park became famous because of the anime 'Demon Slayer' 🔥
The Japanese pronunciation of Nezuko, the sister of the protagonist Tanjiro,
matches that of a historic tree over 500 years old within the park.
People flock here to check in 📸
Additionally, there's a hidden spot in the park
where the branches of two cherry trees overlap,
creating a heart-shaped cherry blossom in the sky💕🌸
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Basic information:
📍 Location: Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan
✈️ Access: Domestic ✈️ Tokyo 🚆 Hirosaki 🚗 Park
📄 VISA: Japanese visa 📜
💵 Currency: Japanese Yen 💷
💱 Exchange rate: 1:20.9 💹
🗣 Language: Japanese 🗨
📅 Park admission:
Open season: April 1st - November 23rd, 9:00am~5:00pm
Cherry blossom season: April 19th - May 5th, 7:00am~9:00pm
🎫 Tickets: General admission adults 520 yen, children 160 yen
📅 Best time to visit: Recommended during cherry blossom season
📷 Photo by: kyoko1903
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❗ Seasonal highlights:
· Spring: Cherry Blossom Festival, cherry blossom tunnels, flower rafts, and night cherry blossoms, perfect for cherry blossom viewing and outings 🌸
· Summer: Cool off, quiet, suitable for walks, exercise, and camping🚶♂⛺
· Autumn: Red Leaf Festival, lush autumn leaves, evening light shows are a must-see 🍁💡
· Winter: Snow Lantern Festival, covered in white snow, snow lanterns and light shows are a highlight ❄🏮
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🚗How to get there
· Tokyo🚆Hirosaki
Tokyo Station → Shin-Aomori Station → Hirosaki Station 4 hours
· Tokyo✈Hirosaki
Tokyo Haneda Airport → Aomori Airport 🚌→ Hirosaki Station 2 hours
· Tokyo🚌Hirosaki
Tokyo (Ueno・Shinagawa・Hamamatsucho) → Hirosaki 9.5 hours
· From Hirosaki Station→Hirosaki Park
🚌about 15 min 🚶about 30 min
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🌄 Must-see spots:
· Hirosaki Castle: A castle from the Edo period, one of the hundred famous castles 🏯
· Oldest Somei Yoshino cherry tree: About 130 years old🌸
· Thickest Somei Yoshino cherry tree trunk: Circumference of 537 cm🌳
· Botanical Garden: About 1 hour, with 1500 species and 124,000 trees and plants
· Hirosaki Castle Information Center: Free, you can get the stamp of the Hundred Famous Castles, the center uses multimedia interaction and 3D projection to tell history, and sells original merchandise 🏰🎥
· Others: Hirosaki Municipal Museum, Civic Hall, Gokoku Shrine 🎭🏟
This year, the Japanese cherry blossoms opened early, so I found a day to go to the city of Sapporo for the Easter holiday to see the cherry blossoms 🌸 just the cherry blossoms are almost full, the scenery is beautiful, I recommend everyone to see the cherry blossoms next time 😊
In the park of the front of the park in Aomori Prefecture, the most beautiful scenery every year is approaching the late autumn maple leaf gradually falling, and there are still several shining red orange lights, which is the most beautiful scenery in the late autumn. I still remember it deeply.
The number of cherry blossom trees in and out of the park is very amazing. According to statistics, there are about 3,000 cherry blossoms in Yoshino, nearly 1,500 in Satozakura, and 500 in the branches. It can be said that the whole park is soaked in the pink flowers of cherry blossoms when they see them in spring. The "Sakura Festival in front of the flower" during the flower meeting, not only the large gathering of the northeast snack house, but also the parade of Jinqing folk songs and Shaowu Duo Festival ﹙ Nebuta ﹚, the night is really like a night cherry blossom event.
The most famous cherry blossom resort in northeast Japan. The time of cherry blossoms every year is about 23-30. There will be a few days to a week before and after the meeting, but basically in April 25-27, I can always see that the cherry blossoms will only last for 7 days, so when the cherry blossom season, it is difficult to find a room in the city in the week, and the price is also twice the usual 4-5. I didn't book a room 4 months in advance to book a local hotel. But you can live in the nearby city of Aomori. It is best to be full and just a few days after the beginning of the decline, and the scene of the opening is not very big. I stayed in the Aomori area of Sapporo for 4 days from 28th to May 1st in 2017, just to see the heyday of cherry blossoms, and the red carpet of cherry blossoms on the moat at zero hour. The outskirts of Sapporo Park are free, and there will be a charge for the interior of Sapporo City, tickets are 310 yen. There are also night cherry blossoms to see at night, of which Xiqiao landscape is the most amazing.
One of the cherry blossom attractions in the northeast, when it is full every year is usually late April, but there will be a few days to a week of floats in each year, and the full bloom only lasts for 7 days, so the timing of viewing is very important. However, it is generally seen from April 25 to 28. But it is best to book a room in advance 4-5 a month, otherwise don't say that the previous room is difficult to find, even the nearby Aomori room is tense. There is a 100 yen shuttle bus from Sakura Station to Sakura Front City during the cherry blossom season. There are also many food stalls in the city. Free outside the city, 310 yen ticket for the inner circle. Tianshou Pavilion is small, but it is mainly to see the cherry blossoms. The viewing platform in front of Tianshou Pavilion can clearly see the distant rock and wood mountains.
Sakae is one of Japan's 100 famous cities, but Sakae is not a big one after all, the size of the city is far less than Osaka, Nagoya and other cities. There is a circular bus from Sakae Station to Sakae Park outside Sakae City, 100 yen per person. The park is free, but the city and the other botanical gardens are charged, but not expensive.