AreaSendai
Cherry Blossoms at Tsutsujigaoka Park
榴岡公園 | Tsutsujigaoka Park
Weeping cherry blossoms illuminated by paper lanterns exude quixotic charm
Photo by Roger Smith
AreaSendai
榴岡公園 | Tsutsujigaoka Park
Weeping cherry blossoms illuminated by paper lanterns exude quixotic charm
Photo by Roger Smith
Photo by Miyagi Prefecture
Photo by Miyagi Prefecture
Photo by Miyagi Prefecture
Tsutsujigaoka Park is the cherry blossom viewing spot of choice for many Sendai locals. More than 360 cherry blossom trees are planted in this public park. The elegant shidarezakura (weeping cherry trees) which grow here were first brought from Kyoto by Date Masamune in the seventeenth century. The park is also home to cherry trees of the popular somei yoshino variety and even some ukonzakura (literally “turmeric cherry trees”), named after the pale golden hue of the blossoms. During cherry blossom season, food stalls selling local sake and Japanese festival food are set up in the park and traditional red paper lanterns illuminate the grounds in the evening.
Sendai
ADDRESS
1 Chome Gorin, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 983-0842
ACCESS BY PUBLIC TRANSIT
3-min. walk from Tsutsujigaoka Station (Senseki Line)
ADMISSION
Free
CREDIT CARDS
Not accepted
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE
No
HOURS
Always open. Cherry blossoms typically peak mid-April.
CLOSED DAYS
None
PHONE
022-291-2111