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Place famous for cherry blossoms Spots in Morioka City / Shizukuishi Town / Koiwai Area

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  • Ishiwarizakura (The Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree)
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Uchimaru 9-1
    This an edohigan cherry tree that is more than 360 years old which has taken root near the prefectural offices in Morioka City. It grows from a large crack in a huge granite builder 21 meters in circumference. The tree was designated as a Natural Monument in 1923 and blooms every year from about mid-April.
    Ishiwarizakura (The Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree) image
  • Kobo-zakura Cherry Tree
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    Iwate Iwate-gun Shizukuishicho
    Located about a 30-minute drive from the Tohoku Expressway’s Morioka Interchange and about ten minutes by taxi from JR Shizukuishi Station. The edo-higanzakura cherry is about 800 years old and is designated as a natural monument in Shizukuishi. It is the oldest in Iwate Prefecture and the largest in size. There is a legend that when Kobo Daishi visited, the cherry blossom staff he had took root where he stabbed it into the ground and became a cherry tree. Every year around Golden Week, many beautiful flowers bloom with such power that it does not seem like an old tree.
    Kobo-zakura Cherry Tree image
Iwate Morioka City / Shizukuishi Town / Koiwai
Travel / Tourism Sightseeing Spot Place famous for cherry blossoms

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A northern Tohoku prefecture promising peace and quiet, Iwate is sparsely populated, replacing people with snow-capped mountains, history-rich sites, and fields of crops that are to thank for the region’s delicious local cuisine. Meander along the three-city Golden Route, where you’ll visit the grand Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi and the Tono folk villages before tasting the three famed noodle dishes of Morioka.

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