Place famous for cherry blossoms Spots in Ehime Area

  • Hirakiyama Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Ehime Pref. Imabarishi Hakatachouikata
    This spot in Ehime prefecture is famous for cherry blossoms, with over 1,000 cherry trees blooming in spring. From the lookout, you get a gorgeous view of Hakata-Oshima-ohashi Bridge and Tatara-ohashi Bridge. At night, the chochin lanterns are lit, resulting in a mysterious nighttime view. There is a 36-meter-long slide and a jungle gym within the park, making it a popular place for families.
  • Saiho-ji Temple
    Travel / Tourism
    Ehime Matsuyama-shi Shimoidaimachi 969
    This temple is in Shimoidai-machi, Matsuyama city. This ancient temple built in the Asuka Period is the fourth temple on the Iyo Juni Yakushi Reijo pilgrimage. The ground's usuzumizakura cherry tree is said have been bequeathed by the emperor after a purification ritual here supposedly healed the empress of an illness, and it is now designated a Natural Monument by the city as the Saihoji Keidai Usuzumizakura.
  • Bujo Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Ehime Saijo-shi Fukutakeko 2128
    This park is in Fukutake, Saijo city. It's a famous cherry viewing spot, and in spring 1,500 trees of about 100 different types go into bloom. The sight of cherry trees in full bloom lining the Kamo river, against the backdrop of Mt. Hachido has earned it the nickname of Shikoku's Little Arashiyama, and the area is filled with visitors to take in the sight.
  • Nanreku Omoriyama Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Ehime Minamiuwa-gun Ainancho Renjoji 234
    This park is located in Renjo-ji Temple, in Ainan, Minamiuwa District. It is a famous cherry blossom-viewing spot, and around 3,000 cherry trees blossom in the garden from late March to early April. There is a cherry blossom festival that is held during the flowering season, and visitors can enjoy the blossoms at night when the trees are illuminated.
  • Sekigawa River Bed Furusato Feild
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ehime Shikokuchuo Doicho Doi 1781
  • Kotohira Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Ehime Yawatahama-shi Honaicho
  • Senbiki no Sakura
    Travel / Tourism
    Ehime Imabari-shi

Ehime Areas

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Stretched across the northwest corner of Shikoku island, Ehime is a nature-rich prefecture boasting beautiful coastlines and a rural center where mountains play host to 26 of the Buddhist temples that make up the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Matsuyama is home to an original post-feudal castle as well as Dogo Onsen, one of the country’s oldest natural hot springs. The northern city of Imabari marks the entrance to the Shimano Kaido, a road that crosses six spectacular bridges and several islands, forming a route between Shikoku and mainland Honshu.

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