Cherry Blossom · April
Hikone Castle
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彦根城 · Cherry Blossom · Kyoto & Kansai
Photos Ogiyoshisan (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Luka Peternel (CC BY-SA 4.0) — via Wikimedia Commons
About this spot
About 1,100 cherry trees, mostly somei-yoshino, around the moats of one of Japan's five national-treasure castles. During the cherry festival the inner moat is lit up and roofed boats run on weekend evenings.
Getting there
Nearest station
15 min walk from Hikone Station (JR)
Address
1-1 Konkicho, Hikone, Shiga
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彦根城
