Searching For Crimson Blossoms Inwards Hiraizumi, Japan

The terminate of the cherry blossom 'season' depends on the weather condition in addition to the component of Nippon yous visit.

On Japan-Guide.com:   Hanami literally way “watching blossoms,” in addition to a major outcome throughout Japan.   There is a spider web site that follows the progress of the blooms from the S to the northern regions.  This is a festival fourth dimension that locals volition pass fourth dimension admiring the blossoms in addition to walking beneath the trees.  

I had an icon inwards my hear that at that topographic point would last a wood of flowering trees in addition to pedals falling similar snow.    There are parts of Nippon that convey this, exactly past times a warm Apr the peak blossom locations had moved north.

The amazing staff at the primal Tokyo prepare station, who I visited multiple times, gave me unopen to suggestions where I would honour Cherry Blossoms inwards April.   They suggested I go North.  Since I wished to avoid whatsoever towns that would require a rider vehicle (no signs on buses inwards to a greater extent than remote cities) I decided to see a pocket-size town northward of Sendai,       Hiraizumi is an additional prepare ride alongside a curt transfer via local train.  The go component inwards Sendai gave me the fourth dimension schedule in addition to information on where to modify trains.   Again I was the solely non local on whatsoever of the trains.  The curt commuter prepare ride was filled alongside students returning from school.    Again, I was the solely 'tourist'.

Hiraizumi:   The prepare station is located on 1 of the primary streets in addition to a curt walk to the offset of what I call, the avenue of Cherry Blossoms.   There is a tourist component inwards the station in addition to the staff tried to answer my questions.   One staff fellow member hurried out of the component later on a quick give-and-take alongside her co worker.
Shortly later on her departure,  I turned to greet the novel arrival.   To say I was surprised is an understatement.    Sam Sloan industrial plant inwards the urban gist in addition to is oftentimes called to the station to aid English linguistic communication speakers.

Thank yous for all your assistance.  

Sam is from Alaska in addition to was form to answer my questions on how did yous honour this town in addition to what is it similar living here.  

With my map in addition to directions I ready off to walk the avenue lined alongside Cherry Blossoms.

The path starts at a steep incline that did non deter the experienced climbers.   There are many interesting places to halt likewise every bit overlooks in addition to then yous tin measuring yourself to the top.

There is a large, modern  museum on the route.  Unfortunately everything was described  inwards Japanese.  There were ancient pieces of art, scrolls etc.   Small in addition to larger edifice are along the path.  You tin see shrines, obtain a fortune in addition to teach out it on a especial rack if yous determine it is non an auspicious fortune.

Climbing the path to the Konjikido is a lovely hike, steep inwards unopen to areas alongside several interesting buildings to visit.   the Konjikido is a hall completely covered inwards gold. It dates dorsum to 1124 in addition to stands within unopen to other edifice for protection. Photography of the Konjikido is prohibited in addition to then at that topographic point are no photos of the aureate temple.   The next photos are from the Visit Nippon spider web site.

The path is non ever smooth

There was far to a greater extent than to run across that my express fourth dimension did non allow me to sense spell inwards Hiraizumi.     Returning to Nippon may ever offering novel experiences.