A row of someiyoshino cherry trees stretching about 400 meters announces the arrival of early spring.

🌸 Welcome to Higashiizu Town, Inatori Highlands “#Sakura Corridor”! 🌸
https://www.e-izu.org/?p=we-page-entry&spot=422834&cat=23649&pageno=3&type=spot

The “Sakura Corridor” that spreads across Inatori Highlands in Higashiizu Town is a hidden hanami spot known to those in the know. The straight avenue of someiyoshino trees is breathtaking, and their pale pink petals color the grassy plaza. One of its charms is the spacious setting where you can relax and enjoy the cherry blossoms at leisure.

The cross-country course also features a playground and walking paths, so you can feel the coming of spring while getting light exercise. It’s also a welcome point that families with children can spend time freely without worry.🌿✨

Why not spend a soothing moment gazing at cherry blossoms swaying in the spring breeze?🌸

📍 Location
Inatori Highlands Cross-Country Course, Higashiizu Town
Postal code 413-0411
Inatori Cross-Country Course, Higashiizu Town, Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture

⏰ Season
Blooming is forecast around March 25
The peak viewing period is expected to be from March 28 onward.
(These are forecasts, so the timing may vary.)

✉ Inquiries
Higashiizu Town Industry Association Liaison Committee (Secretariat: Higashiizu Town Tourist Association TEL: 0557-95-0700)

#Higashiizu #Inatori Highlands #Sakura Corridor #Hidden Spot #Hanami #Spring Scenery #Family Outing
#Izu Trip #Sightseeing Spot

Photographed on March 15, 25.
It is the Kawazu cherry blossoms of the Shingashi River behind Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.
Next week, I'm going to see the cherry blossoms blooming on the Shingashi River.

Sakura Jingu Shrine is nearby, so I often go there, but the coolest time is on a rainy day

When you walk around the city, this figure suddenly appears

I thought it wouldn't snow in Tokyo this year.
In March, the early-blooming cherry blossoms began to bloom, and then the snow fell.

Snowy scenery of early-blooming cherry blossoms at Sakura Jingu Shrine

Very cool scenery typical of Japan

[🌸 Gokase Cherry Blossom Viewing 2025 🌸] From Thursday, March 20 to Sunday, May 11!

(Surely) with the last of the snow behind us, the season of flowers is finally approaching Gokasecho ✨ We’re running a spring Instagram campaign too 🤩🙌

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association account (https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/) and post photos of flowers taken in Gokasecho to Instagram using two hashtags: #GokaseHana2025 and #dateofphoto (e.g., #March20) 🤳❤️‍🔥

Every day during the campaign, one person will win a mini set of Gokasecho specialty products 🎁✨
This time, amazingly!
During the nighttime illumination of Kijiya’s weeping cherry tree organized by students of Gokase Secondary School’s “Gokase Sakura Project” (March 23 [Sun]–April 16 [Wed] ※updated 4/2), entries featuring photos of Kijiya’s weeping cherry will have double the daily winning chance 😮✨!?

Plus! Outstanding entries will receive a gift box of Gokasecho specialty products 🤩👏
And even more! This time there will also be a “Gokase Sakura Project Award”…🤭🌟!?

Submitted entries will be featured on the Gokase Tourism Association and Gokase Sakura Project social media channels as they are selected 💡

[Period] From Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025

⚠️Other rules are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read them before applying. https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/index.html
⚠️Please take great care to avoid accidents while photographing.

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In spring in Gokasecho you can enjoy not only weeping cherry but also rhododendrons, akebono azaleas, and many other flowers 🌸
In the warm weather, how about a flower tour around Gokasecho 🤗?
We sincerely look forward to your participation ✨

A proverb that combines the dying moment of a samurai with the magnificent cherry blossoms in their waning moments.
The flowers are cherry blossoms, the people are Samurai.

For details on the most popular Hanami plans, please visit

Osaka Castle Park 🌸Best time to visit
Umegorin (plum grove) ➤ 2/ upper - 3/ middle
Cherry blossoms (Someiyoshino) ➤3/15 - 5/up

#samuraiarmor #kimono #Sakura #osakacastl

🌸 Enjoy spring in Nobeoka! Spectacular spots colored by history and nature 🌸

📍 Gokase River Levee (south side)
🌿 Kawazu cherry blossoms × rape blossoms

At the Gokase River levee, you can stroll along Konohana Road lined with 300 cherry trees and one million rape blossoms!
Now in its 17th year, Konohana Road features Kawazu cherry trees, which have a long blooming period. To let more people enjoy the blossoms through the end of March 2025, the site (Gokase River levee) will be open as the Konohana Sakura Festival.

📍 Nobeoka Castle Ruins / Shiroyama Park
⛩️ History × cherry blossoms × illumination

Some 300 Somei-yoshino cherry trees bloom around the 19 m-high “stone wall of a thousand slaughters.” At night, the illuminated stone wall and cherry blossoms create a dreamlike scene.
During the illumination period from Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, April 6, 2025, various events will be held. On Saturday, March 22, the Waiwai Gourmet Expo offers a wide range of foods, character shows, and music and comedy performances.

📍 Nobeoka Castle Ruins / Shiroyama Park
🌺 History × one of Japan’s three great wild camellia groves

Nobeoka Castle Ruins Park hosts 3,300 wild camellia (yabutsubaki) trees across 108 varieties, flowering from late October through late April, with peak season from December to March.
Its standout feature is the full spectrum of flower colors—red, white, pink, variegated, and edged.
You can also enjoy famous camellia varieties such as Nobeoka, Kamei, Mokusuï, Shiroyama, and Naito, plus rare trees that bloom in three different colors on a single trunk!

【Flowering Information 1】Saitobaru
We would like to inform you of the flowering status of Saitobaru on March 19 (Water).
The rape flowers in Saitobaru have begun to bloom, albeit little by little.
Cherry blossoms are still in buds.
As in every year, it is expected to reach its best time to visit at the end of this month.

■ Information on Toilets and Car Parking in the Saitobaru Kofun Tumulus Group
Saitobaru Guidance CenterIn addition to the Toilet of Konohanakan Saitobaru there are six public Toilet in the Kofun Tumulus (Imperial Tomb Square, Takatoriyama Parking Lot Car, Takatoriyama Parking Lot, Kofun Tumulus Car Parking Lot, Kofun Tumulus Car Parking Lot 2, Kofun Tumulus Car Parking Lot 3, and Saitobaru Sports Park, so please Use those as well. (with multi-purpose Toilet)
* For details, please see the West City Tourism Association website.

Shinshu High Yamazakura Festival

Takayama Village is dotted with Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) that are over 100 years old.
Led by the 600-year-old Tsuboi Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms), Water the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Mizunaka, the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Akawa Kannon, the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Nakashio, and the Edohigan cherry blossoms of Kurobe are called the Shinshu Five Great Cherry Blossoms of Takayama, and Events such as Cherry Blossom Trek Tour are Held in in conjunction with the good cherry blossom season.

Please take a look at the single cherry blossom that blooms quietly in the mountain village.

For more information on cherry blossom Information and Events, please check the Home page.

【Recruiting Participants】
2025.4.12 (Sat) "Rikugo Yamazakura Cherry Blossom Walk" will be held in 🌸 again this year
Why don't you walk through Rikugo where the cherry blossoms bloom while feeling Spring? 🚶

If you would like to participate, please apply by one of the following methods.
(1) Web application form (available on the website of the Ikeda Town Tourism Association)
(2) Contact the Ikeda Town Tourism Association

We look forward to receiving your application! 🌸

Please 😆 also check out Yume Farm's "Spring Festival"

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Ikeda Town Tourism Association
Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture Ikeda Town Ikeda 4169-3
TEL：0261-62-9197
MAIL　info@ikeda-kanko.jp
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Isehara Flower Report 2025.3.17
🌸 Flower Scenes to Enjoy in Isehara 💐
* Maruyama Castle Ruins Park (Shimokasuya 2168-2)
On the park's north side, a vivid carpet of rapeseed flowers and delicate Kawazu cherry blossoms 🌸 are in peak bloom together, creating a spectacular sight.
At the top of the stairs, the flowerbeds host a colorful mix, including Christmas roses.
Below the park, the almond trees' buds are swelling and will bloom soon.

* Hinata Yakushi (Hinata 1644)
The mitsumata shrubs beside the temple grounds are blooming with charming yellow flowers.

* Oyama New Trail
The deep pink Okame cherry blossoms 🌸 are now at their best.

Look forward to more updates 🎵

#Maruyama Castle Ruins Park #Rapeseed flowers #Kawazu cherry blossoms #Spring flowers #Flowerbeds #Blooming updates #Hinata Yakushi #Mitsumata #Spring news #Yellow flowers #Ooyama #Oyama New Trail #Okame cherry blossoms #Cherry blossom avenue #Spring hiking #Pink flowers #Isehara #isehara #isehara #Isehara Tourism #Spring outings #Cherry blossom viewing

🌸 3 Cherry Blossom Festivals in Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture [2025 Edition] 🌸

(1) Saikai Bridge Spring Uzushio Festival
Cherry blossoms such as Someiyoshino and Oshima cherry tree are and in Saikai bashi Park, and Best time to visit are welcomed all at once in the Spring. About 1,000 cherry blossoms are in full bloom around the Saikai Bridge, which is said to be 🌀 one of the three major Japan tides that spread out under the Saikai Bridge, and you can enjoy 😲 the wonderful contrast between the swirling tide and the cherry blossoms

(2) International Friendship Cherry Blossom Festival
Cherry blossoms can be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of age or nationality.
At Sasebo Park, located in the center of downtown Sasebo, you can enjoy the rows of cherry blossom trees and the approximately 1.5 million cherry blossoms that bloom in the park!
During the International Friendship Cherry Blossom Festival, you can also enjoy 🌸 the cherry blossoms Light up at night

(3) Mihashi Kannon Spring Festival
Mihashi Kannon, which is also the Eight Views of Hirado, is It is also one of Famous landmarks of cherry blossoms. The scenery of the large natural stone bridge and cherry blossoms makes you 🕊 feel the beauty of Nature
You can also enjoy Appreciation cherry blossoms at night around the Held in of the Mibashi Kannon Spring Festival (March 16 (Sun) ~ 29 (Sat), 2025), and during the Events Held in, there will be a lot ✨️ of Local Specialty products sales, band performances, and Drum performances

Saitama's Kawazu cherry blossoms are also in full bloom 🌸

This is located in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture
It is a row of cherry blossom trees along the Aoge Hori River.

Saitama's Kawazu cherry blossoms start 😊 here every year
The Kawazu cherry blossoms blooming along the river for about 1 km are a sight to behold

Photographed on March 15, 25.
It is a cold scarlet cherry blossom of the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine direct meeting hall.

On March 29, a Cherry Blossom Market will take place at Sakuma Dam Lake in Kyonan Town.

Date and time: Saturday, March 29, 10:30 AM–
Location: Sakuma Dam Park, Urban–Rural Exchange Plaza

Food trucks, craft stalls, and live music will be there, so come and enjoy.

Note: Parking at the venue is very limited, so please use the shuttle bus.

We will hold a Garapon lottery during the event. Collect three stamps to enter the draw.

Guests who use the shuttle bus will receive one stamp as a gift.

Photographed on March 15, 25.
In the Shingashi River behind Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, Kawazu cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival.
The Kawazu cherry blossoms on the Shingashi River were in full bloom. 🌸

Today, in Mishima City. It's so warm.
Genbeegawa (Genbee River) and Hasunumagawa (Hasunuma River)
(March 13, 2025)

[Isehara Flower Update] 2025.3.12
* Ooyama Shindo ⛰️
I missed the Ooyama Mountain Running Marathon, but the Okame cherry trees along Ooyama Shindo have started to bloom—about 40% in bloom, I’d say.
⚠️ The Ooyama cable car is suspended from today, Tuesday, March 12, through Thursday, March 14, for wire rope replacement.
Please be careful when you go out❗️

* Maruyama Castle Ruins Park (Shimokasuya 2168-2)
The plum blossoms in the park have finished, and the Kawazu cherry blossoms are blooming beautifully✨
Only a few almond blossoms are opening at the lower end of the park, but they’re just beginning and will be a delight to watch going forward.

#Isehara #Isehara #Flower Update #Ooyama Shindo #Okame cherry #Maruyama Castle Ruins Park #Kawazu cherry #Almond blossoms #Signs of spring #Tourist information

Tokyo Tower and Kawazu cherry blossoms 📸

This is the Kawazu cherry blossoms taken from the front of Azabudai Hills in Tokyo.

Tokyo is in Best time to visit.
It is crowded with many foreigners.

【Events】

Yume Farm will Held in a Spring festival from March 31 (Monday) ~ April 20 (Sunday) This year, in addition to WS and cherry blossom software using herbs, there will also be food and drinks using cherry blossoms In addition, regarding the "moss phlox 1 pot 50 yen ticket" at the bottom right of the leaflet, you can Use if you print out the flyer (black and white is acceptable) before coming to the venue and bring it with you. * Please note that the presentation of the smartphone screen is not Subjected. The quantity is limited, so please use it as soon as possible. (^^)♪ Please ★ come to the beautiful Rikugo where you can enjoy the extraordinary---

🌸Daisen Park Night Cherry Blossom Light-Up Concert🎶

At the famous cherry blossom spot Daisen Park, a night cherry blossom light-up concert will feature professional musicians, including Sakai goodwill artist Wataru Inamoto (clarinet).🎶✨
Take this chance to buy a ticket and come enjoy the illuminated, magical Daisen Park.🌙🎼

📅 Concert date: Saturday, March 29
⏰ Start time: 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:00 PM)
👥 Capacity: 500 people
🎫 Ticket price: ¥1,800 (¥2,000 on the day)
📍 Ticket outlets: Sakai Station, Sakaihigashi, Daisen Park Tourist Information Center,
ICOROBA Cafe Terrace (in the Daisen Park Ikoi no Hiroba)
🎵 Performers: Wataru Inamoto (clarinet), Erina Sasaki (piano), Shotaro Tsuji (percussion), Katsuki Choi (saxophone)
🎶 Program:
・Come, Spring
・From the NHK Taiga Drama “What Will You Do, Ieyasu?”
・“I Could Have Danced All Night” from My Fair Lady
・A Bouquet for You with Love
・Dance of the Knights and more
※Canceled in case of rain.🌧
※Audience will sit on the lawn, so please bring a picnic sheet.
For more event details, please check Sakai City’s official website.🔍

A new Aratama Flower Tour map is now available.

A leaflet introducing spots to enjoy seasonal flowers and autumn leaves in the Arao–Tamana area of Kumamoto Prefecture (commonly called the “Aratama region”)—covering two cities and four towns: Arao City, Tamana City, Gyokuto Town, Nagomi Town, Nankan Town, and Nagasu Town—is now ready!

There are many places to enjoy seasonal flowers 🌸 and autumn foliage 🍁!

Why not visit the Aratama region to enjoy its sightseeing spots while feeling the changing seasons?

The leaflet is distributed by the Tamana Regional Promotion Bureau of Kumamoto Prefecture and the two cities and four towns of the Aratama region.
For details, see the Kumamoto Prefecture website (https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/soshiki/174/201934.html).

[Hayashi Park Walk & Picnic Tour]
Now accepting participants!

A relaxed walking tour to enjoy the scenery.
For the picnic lunch, enjoy local strawberry fruit sandwiches, apple juice, and freshly brewed coffee.
For details, please see the Toyooka Tabi Jikan website.
https://www.vill-nagano-toyooka-kanko.jp/tourism/guide-tour/cycling-guide-tour-02/8985/

Date and Time:
Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6
Both days meet at 11:00 AM and dismiss at 1:00 PM

Meeting Place:
Toyooka Tabi Jikan (next to Roadside Station Minami-Shinshu Toyooka Marche)
12407 Kamishina (Kumashiro), Toyooka Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture 399-3202

How to Apply:
・Phone (0265-49-3395)
・Google Form (a link is posted on the page above).

【🌸This year’s cherry blossom viewing in Shinano Omachi🌸】
Although Omachi City still sees chilly days below freezing, it’s starting to warm up a little✨ It may be a bit early, but I’m sharing some cherry blossom photos😌
We plan to post blooming updates on our social media and website again this year, so please keep an eye out☑️🎶
Please come and enjoy spring in Shinano Omachi🌈
🔽🔽Last year’s blooming information (for reference)🔽🔽
https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/news/88891/
🔹Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (opens April 15)
https://www.alpen-route.com/index.php
🔹68th Harinokidake Shintaro Festival (June 1) — now accepting participants❗️
https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/event/90816/

\Echizen Pottery Village Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) Festival held in! ／

Annual event, the "Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) Festival" will be Held in again this year at the Echizen Pottery Village in Echizen Town!
In 2025, it will be held for two days on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13.

There are many fun projects such as a craft market, stage performances, Stamp Rally, and a large lottery!
There is also a night cherry blossom road with cherry blossoms Light up at night~!

Full of excitement, let's go to the pottery Village in Spring!

◎The 13th Echizen Pottery Village Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) Festival
https://www.town-echizen.jp/event/detail.php?id=518
https://www.town-echizen.jp/event/detail.php?id=518

The Yoritomo cherry trees (Kawazu-zakura) at Lake Sakuma Dam are now in full bloom. Some parts have begun turning into leafed cherry trees, but you can still fully enjoy the flowers.

The illumination in the cherry-viewing square, "Yoritomo Cherry and Bamboo Lights," has been extended until the end of the cherry viewing season and lights up daily from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Soup cafe bliss sits along the embankment in Higashi-Hongo, where Somei Yoshino cherry trees burst into bloom each spring.
You can relax and eat inside or take your food to go!
When the weather warms, about 200 Somei Yoshino trees in front of the shop come into flower.
Enjoying cherry blossoms with a bowl of soup—what a lovely idea (≧▽≦)
*The fourth photo is from a past year.*
#Shimoda
#Cherry blossoms, cherry tree row, sakura
#Photogenic
https://r.goope.jp/soupcafebliss/

Notice of the 'Green Trust – 2025 Musen-yama Sakura Festival'🌸

Location: 752-1 Komuro, Inamachi

Period: Friday, March 21, 2025 – Sunday, April 6, 2025
※Canceled in case of rain
※Subject to change depending on bloom conditions

Various food stalls 10:00–16:00
Food trucks 10:00–19:00
Bonbori lanterns lit 18:00–20:00

Member-led events: Saturday, March 29, 2025 and Sunday, March 30, 2025

Access
A 5-minute walk from Shiku Station on the Saitama New Urban Transit New Shuttle

Temporary parking lot: about 80 spaces
Parking cooperation fee: 500 yen per entry (no re-entry)
Opening hours: 9:30–20:00
※Last entry by 19:00

Photo taken on March 5: The Okanzakura (Okan cherry blossoms) in the Waterside Park have come into full bloom
They are now at their best 🌸