Hanamiyama Park - Sakura

Hanamiyama is a park on the slopes surrounding a rural farming neighborhood just outside central Fukushima. Originally started by local farmers who planted ornamental plants and flowering trees on the hillsides around their land, the park was opened to the public in 1959 and has grown to be the city's top cherry blossom spot.

The view from the top of the hill in springtime with the picturesque snow-capped Azuma Mountains in the distance and the surrounding flowers in a riot of spring colors is spectacular enough to merit calling this park Fukushima's very own Xanadu. A leisurely one-hour stroll will take you from the foot of the hill to the summit through groves of flowering trees and other flowers in full bloom. Every year thousands of visitors flock to the area to admire its cherry blossoms.

Address: Watari, Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/mX3oQaVocrC2
Transportation∶15 min bus from Fukushima JR Station
Recommended visit period∶ early to late April

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