Ichimoku Senbon Zakura

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photo by Tomofumi Sato · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Shiroishi River embankment is lined with 1,200 cherry trees planted in 1923 and 1927, and since 1990 it has been among the hundred most celebrated cherry blossom sites in Japan.

The 1,200 trees were donated by Takayama Kaijirō, a native of Ōgawara, and planted in two phases, in 1923 and 1927. The avenue runs for about 8 km along the Shiroishi River embankment between Ōgawara and Shibata, with the snow-capped Zaō mountains in the background, and in 1990 it was included among the hundred most celebrated cherry blossom sites in Japan.

The Ichimoku Senbon Zakura (一目千本桜) is an avenue of about 1,200 cherry trees along the embankment of the Shiroishi River, between Ōgawara and Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture. The trees were planted in 1923 and 1927 (大正12年, 昭和2年), donated by Takayama Kaijirō, a native of Ōgawara. In 1990 the site was included among the hundred most celebrated cherry blossom sites in Japan.

ℹ️ Full bloom is in early to mid-April. The avenue runs for about 8 km of embankment between Ōgawara and Shibata, within sight of the snow-capped peaks of the Zaō mountains.

🚉 Funaoka · 6 min walk

Sources: town.ogawara.miyagi.jp · nominatim.openstreetmap.org

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