At first I’d like to thank Marcel for the warm welcome ( \u00b4 \u25bd ` ).<\/p>\n
It\u2019s spring \u6625 (\u306f\u308b), that means the cherry blossom season \u685c\u306e\u5b63\u7bc0 (\u3055\u304f\u3089\u306e\u304d\u305b\u3064) is coming up. As you might know cherry blossoms \u685c (\u3055\u304f\u3089) are well-known as being the symbol of Japan and a very important part of the Japanese culture \u65e5\u672c\u6587\u5316 (\u306b\u307b\u3093\u3076\u3093\u304b). Especially the viewing of the cherry blossoms\u3000\u82b1\u898b( \u306f\u306a\u307f) as an annual event is very popular\u4eba\u6c17(\u306b\u3093\u304d) among the people of all ages and social classes. They come together to eat \u98df\u3079\u308b (\u305f\u3079\u308b) and drink\u3000\u98f2\u3080(\u306e\u3080) under one of the various trees and to enjoy the beauty of the flowers. The cherry blossom front \u685c\u524d\u7dda(\u3055\u304f\u3089\u305c\u3093\u305b\u3093) provides forecasts about the opening and full bloom of the \u3055\u304f\u3089 for the whole country. If you are interested in this, please follow this link: http:\/\/www.sakurazensen.com\/<\/p>\n
As for me, I am a big fan of T\u014dhoku<\/em> \u6771\u5317 (\u3068\u3046\u307b\u304f) the northeastern part of Honshu. For this reason I decided to introduce you two of the most important and best-attended cherry blossom festivals \u3055\u304f\u3089\u796d\u308a (\u3055\u304f\u3089\u307e\u3064\u308a) in \u6771\u5317. The Sakura Festival of Kakunodate <\/em>\u89d2\u9928\u3055\u304f\u3089\u796d\u308a (\u304b\u304f\u306e\u3060\u3066\u3055\u304f\u3089\u307e\u3064\u308a) in Akita \u79cb\u7530 and the Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival <\/em>\u5f18\u524d\u3055\u304f\u3089\u796d\u308a(\u3072\u308d\u3055\u304d\u3055\u304f\u3089\u307e\u3064\u308a) in Aomori \u9752\u68ee.<\/p>\n In this post I\u2019d like to introduce you the \u89d2\u9928\u3055\u304f\u3089\u796d\u308a. The event is held from the middle of April to the beginning of May. \u89d2\u9928 is an old town castle located in Semboku, a city in \u79cb\u7530, and is well-known for its historic samurai mansions \u6b66\u5bb6\u5c4b\u6577(\u3076\u3051\u3084\u3057\u304d). The famous places to enjoy the beauty of the blooming flowers are the Weeping cherries (\u3057\u3060\u308c\u685c) of Kakunodate\u2019s Samurai District and the Hinokinaigawa River \u6867\u6728\u5185\u5ddd (\u3072\u306e\u304d\u306a\u3044\u304c\u308f) Bank of Somei Yoshino (\u30bd\u30e1\u30a4\u30e8\u30b7\u30ce) Trees. If you are interested for further information about this event, take a look at the Tourist Information Site of Kakunodate: http:\/\/kakunodate-kanko.jp\/index.html (also available in English).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The second part will be coming soon. \u3058\u3083\u3041\u306d\u30fc\u266a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At first I’d like to thank Marcel for the warm welcome ( \u00b4 \u25bd ` ). It\u2019s spring \u6625 (\u306f\u308b), that means the cherry blossom season \u685c\u306e\u5b63\u7bc0 (\u3055\u304f\u3089\u306e\u304d\u305b\u3064) is coming up. As you might know cherry blossoms \u685c (\u3055\u304f\u3089) are well-known as being the symbol of Japan and a very important part of the Japanese…<\/p>\n