The Special Variety of Cherry Blossoms


A visit to one of the three biggest cherry blossom festivals in Japan

I visited Takato in Ina City in Nagano Prefecture located 200 kilometers west of Tokyo on April 11, 2025 to see the cherry blossom festival in the park of the ruin of the castle. The color of special variety, Takato Kohigan cherry blossom is a little brighter pink than the standard variety, Somei-Yoshino cherry blossom.

The park has 1,500 cherry trees.
Cherry blossom viewers flock to the park.
Just in full bloom
This year, the cherry blossom festival is held from April 5 to April 20. 
Showing its own praising
On the surface of the stone monument, it blows its own trumpet as saying, "The best cherry blossom in the world".
I am happy to see it.
The three most popular places for viewing cherry blossoms are Yoshino in Nara, Hirosaki in Aomori and Takato in Nagano.
A small old castle town, Takato
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