Sakura no Sato Park (Shizuoka) Varieties: 40 varieties, including kawazuzakura, ōshimazakura, and somei yoshino No. of trees: 1,500 When: Early April (somei yoshino) Hours: Open 24 hrs. Admission ...

The early-blooming trees are named after the Shizuoka city of Kakegawa, where 300 have been planted along the banks of the Sakagawa River that flows near the city's castle. The trees began to ...

Shizuoka is also home to some of the earliest blooming cherry blossoms in Japan. Travellers can expect to see vast displays of the famous flowers at events such as the Itokawa Promenade Sakura ...

Thanks to Izu’s warm climate, these cherry blossoms bloom earlier than any other sakura type around Japan. Photo: Minamiizu Town Tourism Association Between February 5 and 28, you can hop of a ...

Early-blooming Kawazu cherry blossoms in Shizuoka Prefecture's Kawazu Town reached their peak later than usual this year. The variety was named after the town where it was first identified around ...

Photo 5: Live sakura shrimp As live sakura shrimp were introduced in restaurants in Shizuoka and other local cities, their novelty attracted considerable attention. The shrimp were featured ...

This is 'Order NIPPON Shizuoka Suruga Bay Sakura Shrimp Dashi Salt Ramen'. Looking at the raw material column, you can see that `` Sakura shrimp powder '' and `` seafood extract '' are used in the ...

You’ll most commonly come across kawazu-zakura, a pastel pink cherry blossom native to Shizuoka prefecture that ... The other winter sakura are the kanhi-zakura, which are more of a vivid ...

TOKYO -- Sakura season has arrived, meaning visitors will begin flocking to spots nationwide to catch sight of the pink and white cherry blossoms synonymous with spring in Japan. Tokyo-bound ...