[🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 🌸 Results Announcement]

Thank you for waiting‼️
Here are the results of “Gokase Flower Viewing 2025” 🥳🎉

This time, in addition to followers of our association’s Instagram account, winners were decided by votes submitted via Google Form and by general voting at four polling stations set up around Gokasecho 👏✨

Amazingly, we received a total of 151 votes 😳❗ Thank you to everyone who voted 🙇‍♀️💕

We will send a “Voter Prize” to 10 people selected by lottery from among those who voted ✨

We have already contacted the winners 💡 Please note that the notification of winning serves as the official announcement of the winners 🙏

Now, here are the results 👇👇👇

[🥇 Gold Prize]
@reoron001219 (photo 2)
[🥈 Silver Prize]
@_yuta610 (photo 3)
[🥉 Bronze Prize]
@fowafuwarin5 (photo 4)
@sakai_0808 (photo 5)

This time, two entrants shared the Bronze Prize 🎉 Each entry was stunningly beautiful and made us sigh in admiration 🥹✨ As always, we are simply amazed by everyone’s photography skills 😳❗

Also!! We are announcing the collaboration award with the Gokase Sakura Project organized by Gokase Secondary School (@saku_puro): the “Gokase Sakura Project Award” 🤩 👏

The winner is…

[🌸 Gokase Sakura Project Award]
@thusandleavis (photo 6)

Congratulations to all the winners㊗️🥳🎉
And thank you truly to everyone who applied, voted, and participated😭❤️‍🔥

We’ll have a stretch of steady rain for a while, but hot summer will arrive soon 🎐☀️
Let’s cherish the changing seasons and enjoy the rain and heat alike 💪💕

We hope you’ll join our next event ✨ Thank you very much 🙇‍♀️🌸

🌸"Gokase Hanami 2025" Voting Now Open🌸【Until Friday, June 6, 2025!】

Thank you all for entering "Gokase Hanami 2025"!
We held a strict first-round screening by the tourism association staff and selected 12 entries from all submissions🙏✨

From these 12 entries, we would like you to vote to decide the final winners🤩👏

Among those who vote, 10 people will be chosen by lottery to receive local specialties from Gokasecho as a gift🎁💫 We appreciate your participation🙇‍♀️

Here is how to vote💡

【Voting period: Until Friday, June 6, 2025】
⚠️You may vote by only one of the methods below, one time per account or one time per person.

<If voting via Google Form>
・Go to the "voting form" using the URL below
https://forms.gle/uBpw7C7xFDsDKBo2A
・Enter your email address (required). You may optionally provide your name.
・Choose one of the 12 entries, check the box for that entry, and submit your response.
⚠️No login is required, but an email address is mandatory, so please note this in advance.

<If voting via Instagram>
・Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account.
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/
・From the post with the hashtag #Gokase Hanami 2025 Voting, choose one of the 12 featured entries and send the photo number by direct message or comment✍
⚠️If you do not follow our account, message exchange may be unreliable and you will be excluded from the gift lottery. Please be aware.

<If voting at a polling location>
・Vote at polling stations set up at Gokasecho Town Hall, Gokase Onsen Mori no Yado Kijiya, or the mobile vendor "Gokase Marche" truck.
・Choose one of the 12 entries, write the entry number, your name, and your email address on the voting slip, and place it in the voting envelope.

Additionally, a polling station will be set up at Gokase Secondary Education School in collaboration with the Gokase Sakura Project, and students will also be participating in voting💪✨

⚠️If your email address is missing or illegible due to poor handwriting, you will be excluded from the gift lottery. Please understand.

Please be sure to view the original posts by the entrants before you vote🤗

1 @sokoatari.urouro (photo 1)
2 @fowafuwarin5 (photo 2)
3 @ 920cherry71 (photo 3)
4 @_yuta610 (photo 4)
5 @1230fuukeinoturishi (photo 5)
6 @8215dr72 (photo 6)
7 @code_name_cross_fire (photo 7)
8 @sakai_0808 (photo 8)
9 @reoron001219 (photo 9)
10 @hisabou1958 (photo 10)
11 @landscape133_22 (photo 11)
12 @omilove.1203 (photo 12)

We look forward to receiving many votes from everyone🥰

Photographed on April 8, 25.
It is the weeping cherry blossoms of Saiun Temple.

【🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025 — Featured Photo Submissions Part 11 🌸】

It’s been a while, but we’re resuming introductions of the works submitted to “#Gokase Hanami 2025,” currently hosted on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account 🤩💫

@sayasyoto

They submitted many photos of the rhododendrons at Mikasho Shrine and a rare bamboo called kikkouchiku.✨ They also showcased the beauty of the leaves remaining on the cherry trees after blooming.🌸🌿 Since we can, please enjoy comparing these with the cherry blossom photos we introduced earlier.☺️💕

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Now then, the long-running “#Gokase Hanami 2025” is finally in its final stretch.💪💡 The event runs through Sunday, May 11, so if you took flower photos in Gokase during Golden Week, please do submit them.🤗✨

≪#How to Enter Gokase Hanami 2025 ≫

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account and post flower photos taken within Gokasecho to Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #date of photography (example: #March 20).🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: From Thursday, March 20, 2025, through Sunday, May 11, 2025

⚠️ Other rules are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Be sure to read them before applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️ Please take great care to avoid accidents while photographing.

[🌸Gokase Hanami 2025 Submitted Photos — Part 10🌸]

The entries submitted to the “#Gokase Hanami 2025” held on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account have reached a pause for now as of today💪🌸 The photo contest is still open, so please do submit your entries🤗✨

@_yuta610
@fowafuwarin5
@meiko_ryu
@tokotan2._.2

(in no particular order)

This time we received many night cherry blossom photos👏 Even with a step ladder or whatever I try, I can’t take good night photos at all — how do people manage to capture such beautiful night shots like these?🤔 They’re truly wonderful!!!

We’ll post again when more featured works have been collected🤗💡

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≪#Gokase Hanami 2025 — How to Enter≫

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account and post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #date of shooting (example: #March 20)🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

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

⚠️ Other rules are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Be sure to read them before applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️Please take great care to avoid accidents when photographing.

🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025 — Featured Photos, No. 9 🌸

We’re wrapping up the introductions to the entries submitted to “#Gokase Hanami 2025” on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account, with just one more installment to go 🥹 Thank you for so many wonderful submissions 👏✨

@8215dr72
@920cherry71
@omilove.1203

(in no particular order)

We received breathtakingly beautiful photos that make you sigh 🥺💕 Many photos feature Josenji, but we also loved fresh perspectives such as shots of the cherry-tree-lined road taken from afar and weeping cherry trees reflected in car windows — truly lovely 😳💫

Yesterday we announced that Akebono azaleas and rhododendrons are at their best 💡 With the weather not looking great today or tomorrow, we worry they may not last, so if you can, please take photos and submit them to “#Gokase Hanami 2025” 🤗✨

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How to Enter “#Gokase Hanami 2025”

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with two hashtags: #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #Date of shooting (for example: #March 20) 🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025

⚠️ Additional rules are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please read them carefully before entering.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️ Please take great care to avoid accidents while photographing.

[🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025 Photo Submissions — No. 8 — 🌸]

Lately, the Gokase Tourism Association has been featuring entries to the “#Gokase Hanami 2025” on its Instagram account, and only a few submissions remain to be showcased at this stage 😳

@taniyan1119
@tm21mt
@tourism09wine
@yaaaaaa.85
@naoki_photo.graphy
@naomin168
@kurota_kurohei

(In no particular order)

Mixed in with Josenji Temple and the Harada family’s site, we received many heartwarming shots of local weeping cherry trees, adorable pet dogs, and bright red boke (flowering quince) berries ☺️💕
Thank you all so much for the many submissions ✨ We’re still accepting entries, so feel free to post your photos anytime 🤗

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≪#How to Enter #Gokase Hanami 2025≫

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account and post a photo of flowers taken within Gokasecho. Add the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #the shooting date (for example: #March 20) to your Instagram post 🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: From Thursday, March 20, 2025 until Sunday, May 11, 2025
⚠️ Other rules are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please read them before submitting.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️Please take great care to avoid accidents while photographing.

[🌸Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 Entry Photo Showcase – Part 7–🌸]

We continue to share entries submitted to the "#Gokase Flower Viewing 2025" held on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account🤗🌟

@sokoatari.urouro

This collection captures many expressions of the weeping cherry tree at Josenji Temple😳✨Daytime, nighttime, from far, from near, from below… each perspective brings a totally different feel, and it’s fascinating👏!

We won’t post tomorrow, but we still have many entries to show, so please stay tuned a little longer☺️🙏

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≪#How to Enter #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025≫

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 and #date of shooting (example: #March 20)🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

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

⚠️Other terms are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Be sure to read them before entering.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️Please take great care to avoid accidents while photographing.

[🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 — Featured Entries, No. 6 🌸]

It’s finally starting to get truly warm here. ☀️

Today we continue showcasing works entered in the “#Gokase Flower Viewing 2025” contest on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account. 💪💡

@smail_barm
@taka_gr86rz
@takataka0129
@thusandleavis

(in no particular order)

We received submissions of weeping cherry blossoms from Josenji, the Harada family, and Kijiya. 🌸✨
There’s also a photo of the cherry tree at Koshouji at the foot of Gokase Winery — it’s huge! 😳

What kind of entries will appear tomorrow? 🤗 Stay tuned!!

The photo contest is still open for submissions. 🌟 Spring in Gokase isn’t just about cherry blossoms — please photograph various flowers and enter! 🥳

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[How to Enter the #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025]

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 and #date of shooting (for example: #March 20). 🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

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

⚠️ Other terms are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read them before entering.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️ Please take great care to avoid accidents while photographing.

【🌸Gokase Hanami 2025 — Featured Photos, No.5🌸】

We continue to steadily showcase works submitted to the Gokase Hanami 2025 contest currently running on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account 🥳

@reoron001219
@sakai_0808
@sayasyoto

(in no particular order)

We received many photos of weeping cherry trees set against clear blue skies 🌸✨ Everyone’s framing is truly brilliant… we’re always amazed, wondering how they captured such scenes from any angle 😳👏

Although akebono azaleas and rhododendrons aren’t fully in bloom yet, they’re starting to open little by little 🤗 The photo contest runs until Sunday, May 11, so please keep those entries coming 🎶

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≪How to Enter Gokase Hanami 2025≫

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with two hashtags: #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #shooting date (example: #March 20) 🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025

⚠️Other terms are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Be sure to read them before applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️Please take care to avoid accidents while shooting photos.

【🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 — Featured Submissions, Part 4 🌸】

We are continuing to showcase works submitted to the Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 event, which is currently running on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account. Today we bring you more entries every day🌟

@fowafuwarin5
@gokase_pan
@hisabou1958
@kickcamp_with_jimny
@landscape133_22
@madame.rururu

(in no particular order)

This time there are many night cherry blossom photos from Kijiya🌸🌙
We are very pleased to see Josenji and the Harada family’s weeping cherry trees captured from so many perspectives☺️💕

There are also striking shots of the red-and-white camellias blooming at the base of Josenji’s cherry trees✨It’s delightful to enjoy the charm of various flowers🎶

We are still accepting submissions, so please send yours in abundance🤗✨

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≪How to enter Gokase Flower Viewing 2025≫

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account and post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with two hashtags: Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 and the photo date (for example: March 20).🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: 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/ivent/1962.html
⚠️ Please take care to avoid accidents while photographing.

🌸 Gokase Cherry Blossom Photos 2025 — Featured Entries #3 🌸

We’re continuing our daily showcase of works submitted to the Gokase Cherry Blossom 2025 contest on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account.

@bluesea12067
@code_name_cross_fire

We received a wonderfully diverse set of entries.🤩

Scenes include the spring mountains and historic buildings tucked deep in Kuwanouchi, a moss-and-cherry blossom pairing, and cherry trees framed from a winery-style hall.🤗

Everyone enjoys hanami in their own way, and it’s such fun to see the variety.😆💕

Thank you to everyone who entered.🙇‍♀️
We’re still accepting submissions, so please capture your own way of enjoying hanami and enter the contest.🤗✨

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How to Enter Gokase Cherry Blossom 2025

Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken in Gokasecho on Instagram with two hashtags: #GokaseCherryBlossom2025 and #date of shooting (for example: #March 20).🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: 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/ivent/1962.html
⚠️Please take care to avoid accidents while shooting photos.

[🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 — Featured Photos Vol.2 🌸]

We’re back with another big batch of entries to the “#Gokase Flower Viewing 2025” contest now running on the Gokase Tourism Association’s Instagram account. We’ll be sharing many of the submissions today.💪🌟

@1230fuukeinoturishi

These nostalgic shots capture not only the classic weeping cherry at Josenji Temple but also everyday cherry blossom scenes from the Kuraoka area.🥺

The photographer’s sensibility that turns your eyes not only to the cherry trees but also to the charming mountain flowers is something to admire and learn from…🙏✨

We’ll be featuring entries every day for a while, so please stay with us.🙇‍♀️

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≪#How to Enter: Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 ≫
Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account and post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho. Add the two hashtags #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 and #date of shooting (for example: #March 20) to your Instagram post. 🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

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

⚠️ Other rules are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read them before entering.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html

⚠️ Please take full care to avoid accidents when photographing.

[🌸 Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 — Featured Submissions, Part 1 🌸]

We are sharing entries submitted to the Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 contest currently running on the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account.🫡✨

So many lovely entries arrived, and we’ll be showcasing them one after another.👏
@_yuta610
@a2o_yoshino
@aaatkt6
(in no particular order)

Photos feature the cherry blossoms at Josenji, the Harada family residence, Kijiya, and Mikasho Shrine.💡
The daytime blossoms and the night cherry trees are both truly beautiful.🥹💕

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≪How to Enter the Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 Contest≫
Follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account, then post photos of flowers taken within Gokasecho on Instagram with the two hashtags: Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 and the shooting date (for example: March 20).🤳❤️‍🔥

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

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

⚠️ Other terms are posted on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Be sure to read them before applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html

⚠️Please take great care to avoid accidents while shooting photos.

Hidden Cherry Blossom Spots in Kuwanochi 🌸

Yesterday, Monday, April 7, the weather turned warm with a gentle breeze and clear skies☀️
It was truly a perfect day for hanami🌸🍡

When people think of cherry blossoms in Gokasecho, the Sanga area is especially famous, but Kuwanochi also hides some lesser-known blossom spots😌✨

Photos 1–3 show the cherry trees you see on the left just before you reach the top of the hill where the road from National Route 218 turns toward Yuhinosato Bridge and meets Prefectural Route 8📸

Two large, pale-pink cherry trees stand between tea fields and a vast blue sky stretching as far as the Aso caldera🌸 It’s the kind of serene satoyama landscape that takes your breath away🥹✨

This place seems to be a well-kept secret with many devoted fans🤭💕

Photos 4–5 show the cherry tree by a private house you’ll find right after descending the lane beside the fire station along Prefectural Route 8📸

A magnificent weeping cherry stands out against a carpet of rapeseed flowers at its feet and the bright blue sky behind it. It’s a vivid, springlike scene🤗✨

Beside it, vivid purple magnolia blooms in profusion, making this spot a joyful celebration of spring🤩

Finally, photos 6–8 show the cherry at Koshoji Temple📸

You have to view it from a bit of a distance to take in the whole tree — it’s very large😳✨

The pure white petals contrast beautifully with the red-and-white mottled camellias planted in front. The sight is stunning and powerful; this cherry tree is well worth a visit🙏💡

That brings us to the entrance of Kuwanochi and ends the cherry tree tour for now😌 Please tell us about your favorite cherry trees too✨

A note on the private houses I featured: these are private properties, so when viewing, please do not enter yards or make loud noises. Observe good manners to avoid bothering neighbors🙇‍♀️

Now, rain is forecast for this Thursday — will the blossoms be gone then? 🥲 It’s a little sad, but that fleeting beauty is part of their charm🫶 Cherry-blossom showers are poetic; let’s enjoy them to the fullest while they last🌸

[🌸 Night Cherry Blossoms Around Gokasecho 🌙]

The weeping cherry trees across town are now in full bloom, and their night-time beauty is not to be missed ✨

So, I’ll share the night cherry blossom photos I took on Sunday, April 6th 📸🤗

Josenji needs no introduction, and the weeping cherry at the Harada residence overwhelms you with its powerful presence 😳

It was a clear day, and the moonlight paired beautifully with the blossoms 🌙

The weeping cherries around Josenji’s bell were a little behind, but they bloomed fully and created an elegant scene 👏

Kijiya has finally reached its peak, and the night cherry blossoms reflected on the pond are stunning 🥹✨

Daytime sakura are wonderful, but a night cherry blossom tour is lovely too 😌🌸 Fewer people are around, so you can enjoy them at a relaxed pace 💡

The light-up schedule is as follows: Josenji’s weeping cherry until Sunday, April 13th, and Kijiya’s weeping cherry until Wednesday, April 16th 😊

Please be quiet when viewing at night, since these trees are near private homes 🤫

Also, dressing in dark colors can make you hard to see from cars at night. Wear noticeable colors like yellow or white or use reflectors to avoid accidents 🙏

These weeping cherries will likely treat us to their beauty for a little while longer 😊 Let’s enjoy them safely and courteously ✨

We have received many photos for our ongoing #Gokase Flower Viewing 2025 campaign on the association’s Instagram account (@gokae_kanko) — thank you so much 😭 Thank you 😭 We’re still accepting entries, so please do submit your photos — seriously, please!! 🙇‍♀️✨
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Full bloom of flowers 🌸
Today, Sunday, April 6, brought warm sunshine and a distinctly springlike atmosphere 🌞
The town’s flowers are now at their best ✨
The cherry blossoms and camellias at Mikasho Shrine are also at peak, drawing many visitors 😊
Traffic is heavy, so please take care when passing through!

🌸 The weeping cherry trees at Josenji are now in bloom 🌸

In Gokasecho, the cooler-than-usual temperatures delayed the blossoms this year, but

the weeping cherry at Josenji has now reached its peak viewing period 🤗✨ (It is not yet fully in bloom!)
You should be able to enjoy the beautiful weeping cherry through the beginning of next week 🌸

The trees are also lit up after sunset, so please enjoy the night blossoms as well 👏✨
Please note that the Josenji illumination will end as soon as the peak viewing period passes 🙏

Expect heavy crowds, especially on weekends ⚠️ Follow the directions of traffic attendants around Josenji and take care when arriving by car 🚗

Nearby weeping cherries at the Harada residence and Kijiya are slowly coming into bloom as well, so enjoy them together 🫶

(And please consider entering photos you take in our association’s ongoing photo contest “#Gokase Hanami 2025” on Instagram 😘📸) https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Gokase Sakura Project: Cherry Blossom Festival🌸

On Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30, a cherry blossom festival took place around the weeping cherry tree in Kijiya.

This post shows scenes from Saturday, March 29.

Despite the low temperatures, the morning brought sunshine, and the venue buzzed with a wide variety of food stalls and kitchen cars and many visitors.

That evening, timed with the night illumination, members of Naniloa HULA studio performed a graceful hula dance.

Although the stage was set under a cold sky, the dancers’ beaming smiles warmed everyone’s hearts.

As of March 29, about 20–30% of the cherry trees were in bloom overall, so unfortunately they were not at full bloom.

Still, the lights that the students of Miyazaki Prefectural Gokase Secondary School worked hard to install cast a gentle glow that made the venue beautiful even with fewer blossoms.

Minobu-san Kuon-ji Temple 400-year-old drooping cherry trees 2025.03.30

Kuon Temple is full of highlights such as the main hall established as the head shrine of Nichiren Buddhism

Nichiren Shoshu entered Mt. Minobu on May 17, 1274 (Bunei 11), and from June 17 of the same year, he made his residence in a soan in the west valley at the foot of Mt. Takatoriyama. As a result, May 17, 1274 was designated as Nichiren Shojin Minobu Entry Day, and June 17 of the same year was designated as the day of the opening of Mt. Minobu. Since then, Nichiren Shojin has been reciting the Lotus Sutra and teaching his disciples for nine years, and on November 24, 1281 (Koan 4), he abolished the old hermitage and built an Authentic Hall, which he named himself "Minobusan Myōhoin Kuon Temple". From HP

Impression everywhere you look, such as the magnificent Main gate, the three gates, and the five-story pagoda.

In particular, the 400-year-old drooping cherry trees that bloom in the Precincts at this time of year are a masterpiece.

[🌸 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 ✨

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.

Drooping cherry blossoms in Yamashita Park
Yamashita Park's hanging cherry blossoms and Hikawa Maru facing Yokohama Port are parks that you should visit at least once when you come to Yokohama.

🌸 Two Great Cherry Blossom Festivals in Spring (Notice) 🌸
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Introducing 💕 the Cherry Blossom Festival Held in in Spring in Sakai City
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(1) Maruoka Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
Period: 2025 (Reiwa 7) March 25 (Tue) - April 18 (Fri)
Location : Maruoka Castle and Kasumiga Castle Park
Description: This Maruoka Castle has been selected as the 100 best cherry blossom viewing spots of the Japan, and you can 🌸 Fun projection mapping and Light up of the Maruoka Castle castle tower at night
Learn more: https://kanko-sakai.com/event/3194/
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(2) Takeda no Sato Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) festival
Period : April 5 (Sat) - April 18 (Fri), 2025 (Reiwa 7)
Location : Takekurabe Square
Description : About 800 Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) are in full bloom in the Takeda area, and you can 🌸 see the fantastic night cherry blossoms Light up from sunset
Held in ❣️ a photo contest
IG: @takedanosato 、@takeda_photocontest
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A lot of are events that you can enjoy with family and friends at both cherry blossom festivals 🌟

Miyazaki Prefecture Gokasecho Tourist Spot: Saeizan Josenji
Sa eizan Josenji is a Jodo Shinshu Honganji temple founded about 400 years ago.
Renowned as a cherry-blossom viewing site, its grounds feature a roughly 300-year-old weeping cherry tree, designated a prefectural natural monument, which bursts into spectacular bloom each spring.
According to tradition, this weeping cherry was planted during the Edo period by the ninth head priest, who brought a sapling back from Gion in Kyoto on his return from a pilgrimage to Honganji.
A variant of the Edo higan cherry sometimes called ito-zakura, it is designated a natural monument of Miyazaki Prefecture.

【🌸Gokasecho Cherry Blossom Viewing 2024🌸】

Thank you for entering the Instagram campaign "Gokasecho Cherry Blossom Viewing 2024"!
We will decide the winners by votes from our followers✨

Followers, please choose one work from the 12 entries and comment its number in the comments of this post✍
Voting is limited to one vote per account.
[Voting period: until July 5]

The posted images are screenshots of the applicants' photos, so the image quality is poor. We apologize for that.
Please also view the entrants' original posts on Instagram before voting😃

1. @__torippy.__
2. @yasuyochan.192
3. @yuichi_5101
4. @amiamibz
5. @niidome2110
6. @inoshima0124
7. @akihiko.shinchi
8. @sakai_0808
9. @mgm_1228
10. @aiaiaiaiaiaiai77
11. @gokase_pan
12. @goto0619

We will hold a lottery and give Gokasecho specialty products to 10 randomly selected voters🎁
We look forward to your votes✨

Photographed at the former Main Building of the Kyoto Prefectural Government Office
The Shidarezakura weeping cherry blossoms in the courtyard is said to be the grandson of the first "Gion Shidarezakura weeping cherry blossoms" in Maruyama Park.

When I went to take a picture of the cherry blossoms and stars, it was lit up, so when I came back the next day, the moon was fat and it didn't work out well
The inclusion of the third photo is a coincidence, but a little story-like ? has been added and I like it

・Location
1 Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima City, Matsukawa-cho, Kanazawa Fukazawa 32 Yoshimizu Sakura
2 Shidarezakura weeping cherry blossoms in Mizuhara, Matsukawa-cho, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
・Date: 2024/04/14~15
・Equipment: FUJIFILM X-E4 + XF18-55mm
Editing: Lightroom Classic, Photoshop

Shidarezakura weeping cherry blossoms at Hokame 🌸 Temple lit up
My last post was a daytime photo, so I chose a photo with the same angle!
It's even more beautiful when it's 🥹 lit up