Kaiseizan Park’s Cherry Blossoms

Kaiseizan Park’s Cherry Blossoms

Koriyama City’s Kaiseizan Park is home to around 1300 cherry trees, making it one of the prefecture’s most prominent cherry blossom spots. The impressive trees are lit up in the evening during cherry blossom season, making for fantastic views. That being said, whether day or night, this spot is popular amongst visitors coming to view cherry blossoms.

Venue Details

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Websitehttps://www.kanko-koriyama.gr.jp/tourism/detail2-1-349.html(Automated translation available)
Contact

Koriyama City Tourism Association

(+81) 24-924-2621

Best Season
  • Spring
Entrance FeeFree
Related infoBest season: Early to late April
Access Details
AccessKaisei 1-5, Koriyama City, Fukushima Pref. 963-8851
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Getting there

By Car: 10 min drive from Koriyama I.C. exit off the Tohoku Expressway

By Taxi: 10 min by taxi from Koriyama Station (JR Tohoku Main Line)

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Historical Sites

Kaiseizan Daijingu Shrine

<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Kaiseizan Daijingu Shrine</strong> (開成山大神宮) is a Shinto shrine located in front of </span><a href="https://fukushima.travel/destination/kaiseizan-parks-cherry-blossoms/156" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:#1155cc">Kaiseizan Park</span></a><span style="color:#000000"> in Koriyama City. The shrine was established in 1876 and is famous for its cherry blossom festival during the spring, as well as for its New Year celebrations, among other festivities.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">Three deities are enshrined at Kaiseizan Daijingu Shrine: Amaterasu, a Shinto deity believed to be the ancestress of the Imperial family of Japan; Emperor Jimmu, who according to Japanese mythology was the first emperor of Japan; and Toyouke-Ōmikami, the goddess of agriculture and industry in Shintoism.</span></p>
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Shopping & Souvenirs

Fukushima Prefecture Souvenir Shop

Fukushima Prefecture Souvenir Shop (also known as the ‘Bussankan’) is a short walk from the west exit of Fukushima Station. Enjoy a delicious lunch, and even do a sake tasting, at the Fukushima Lounge. All food and sake has been grown and produced locally in Fukushima – a prefecture which is blessed with a wealth of natural beauty. Browse locally-made items – which have been designed over generations in response to Fukushima’s rich history and culture, and have become representative of various areas of Fukushima Prefecture – displayed and sold in the ‘Local Products’ section. Great food, dried goods, local products and traditional crafts – the best from all over the prefecture can all be found at Fukushima Prefecture Souvenir Shop. As well as displaying and selling delicious local produce and locally-made folk crafts from a wide-range of areas across the prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture Souvenir Shop also provides information on local products and sightseeing opportunities in Fukushima. Local artisans, farmers and performers also regularly visit the shop to display and sell their work, so definitely make sure to visit.

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Nature & Scenery

Hanamiyama

<p>Hanamiyama Park is a privately-owned field for flowering and ornamental trees, in southeast Fukushima City.</p><p><img alt="" src="/img/edit/images/5%289%29.jpg" /></p><p>The park is located within a satoyama-type landscape i.e. managed woodland hill country close to human habitat. What originally began more than 60 years ago with local farmers planting flowers and trees, has grown into a beautiful scene. The landowner generously turned the area into a park in 1959 to allow visitors to enjoy the beautiful flowers there.</p><p>Hanamiyama Park, and the wider Hanamiyama area, is now visited by thousands of admirers every year!</p><p><img alt="" src="/img/edit/images/2%286%29.jpg" /></p><p>Springtime visits see cherry, plum, and forsythia trees paint everything in vivid colors. A gentle pink and purple landscape waving in the breeze with the picturesque snow-capped <a href="http://fukushima.travel/destination/mt-azuma-kofuji/22">Azuma Mountains</a> in the distance makes for an amazing sight.</p><p><img alt="" src="/img/edit/images/4%285%29.jpg" /></p><p>The riot of spring colors is spectacular enough to merit calling this park Fukushima&#39;s very own paradise.</p><p>The flowering landscape moves all who see it and has been preserved through the cooperation of the local residents. Enjoy a leisurely one-hour stroll that will take you from the foot of the hill to the summit. Travel through groves of flowering trees and other vibrant flowers in full bloom.</p><p>Hanamiyama is the perfect getaway for a day for nature lovers, hikers, or people trying to escape for a short time.</p><p><img alt="" src="/img/edit/images/7%284%29.jpg" /></p><p>The best part is that spring isn&rsquo;t the only beautiful time to visit. Marvel in wonder during the lush green summer foliage or the dappled colors of autumn. When you visit this fairytale-like wonderland, it is recommended that visitors wear comfortable walking shoes as the terrain includes graveled paths, steep slopes, and slippery areas. Mid- through late April is the peak season, so ready your camera and your heart for the beauty that awaits.</p>
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