According to "5th Hirosaki Park Sakura Information" announced by Hirosaki City Park and Greenery Division on April 14, the forecast for flowering was April 21, one day earlier than the previous announcement.

Hirosaki Park is a park with an area of about 500,000 square meters, which is equivalent to a little over 10 Tokyo Domes, with 52 species of cherry trees and about 2600 cherry trees, making it one of the most famous cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan. Since it is in full bloom during Golden Week, many tourists come from all over the country.

In the first flowering forecast announced by the department on March 17, the standard tree in the park was April 23, the full bloom was April 27, but this time the flowering is two days earlier, the full bloom is 1 It was an early forecast. The reason for this is that the temperature in April is slightly higher than normal.

Forecasts for flowering in each area of the park are April 20th in the outer moat, April 22nd in the cherry blossom tunnel, and 26th and 28th in full bloom, respectively. In terms of flowering conditions, Kofukuzakura in the northern part of Guo blooms in three minutes, Yakuzakura in the Hirosaki Castle Botanical Garden blooms in one minute, and October cherry trees in half.

Makiko Hashiba of the team "Sakura Mamoru" said, "According to the germination survey conducted on the 8 cherry trees in the park, the condition of blooming is normal and there is no noticeable damage to the lie. The predicted temperature after flowering is normal or normal. It's low, so you can enjoy the cherry blossoms for a long time during the 100-year-old Hirosaki Sakura Festival."

Hirosaki Sakura Festival is from April 22 to May 7.