Cherry Blossom · April
Kakunodate Samurai District
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角館武家屋敷・桧木内川堤 · Cherry Blossom · Northern Japan
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About this spot
About 400 weeping cherries hang over the black fences of the old samurai street, 162 of them a national natural monument, said to descend from three saplings brought from Kyoto in the 17th century. A 2 km tunnel of somei-yoshino along the Hinokinai River flowers a week or so later.
Getting there
Nearest station
About 20 min walk from Kakunodate Station (Akita Shinkansen)
Address
Kakunodate-machi Omotemachi, Semboku, Akita
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角館武家屋敷・桧木内川堤
