Here’s a look at the cherry blossoms (Somei Yoshino) around Ashiya City, photographed yesterday, April 2〜
Cherry Blossoms at Tsuchi Park in Tsuchi-cho
↑The cherry blossoms at Tsuchi Park look like they’re about 10–20% in bloom〜
↑It feels like they’re just starting to bloom little by little.
↑It might still be a little early for cherry blossom viewing〜
↑By the way, Tsuchi Park is currently undergoing playground equipment replacement work, so there are far fewer pieces of equipment available to play on. Please keep that in mind if you’re planning hanami with kids〜
Cherry Blossoms Along the Ashiya River and Narihira Sakura-dori
↑Here’s what it looks like along the Ashiya River. The blooming varies by tree, but overall it still feels a bit early for hanami〜
↑This is one of the trees that’s further along in bloom. Hopefully more blossoms will open in time for this weekend’s “Ashiya Sakura Festival”〜
Cherry Blossoms on Chaya Sakura-dori in Chayanomachi
↑Here’s the current view of “Chaya Sakura-dori,” where a pedestrian-only event was held last weekend〜
↑The blossoms seem to be opening earlier especially in the northern area, where there are many restaurants〜
↑If only they had reached this stage a few days earlier…! Looking forward to next year’s event!
Cherry Blossoms at Omasu Park in Omasu-cho
↑Here’s what the cherry blossoms at Omasu Park look like. They still have quite a way to go〜
↑Will more of them bloom by the weekend? I wonder how today’s rain will affect them〜
↑A notice on the bulletin board announced the start of blooming by the Omasu-cho Neighborhood Association. These blossoms are clearly well loved〜
In Closing
Compared with the end of last month, the blossoms are gradually opening, but overall it felt like they hadn’t progressed quite as much as expected. It’ll be interesting to see how much they bloom by the weekend.
If any of our readers take beautiful cherry blossom photos around Ashiya City, please send them in to Ashiya Tsushin〜!
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