At Hirosaki Park (Shimohiragincho, Hirosaki City), the cherry blossom tunnel in Nishibori was in full bloom on April 27, and all Yoshino cherry trees in the park were in full bloom.

Hirosaki Park has approximately 2,600 cherry trees in an area of about 500,000 square meters, which is equivalent to more than 10 Tokyo Domes, and the time of full bloom varies depending on the location and variety. At 11:00 on the same day, the Park and Greenery Division of the city declared that all Yoshino cherry trees in the park were in full bloom. The festival headquarters announced that the cherry blossoms lighting up until 22:00 was extended by 1 hour from last year to coincide with the Yoshino cherry tree in the outer moat, which was in full bloom on the 25th, the earliest.

Hirosaki on the 26th had intermittent weather with intermittent rain, but there were many cherry blossom viewing guests with umbrellas all day long, and there were many cherry blossom viewing guests lit up in Nishibori. At the Sunyo Bridge, there were also voices admiring the cherry blossoms in the water mirror that could be seen at the moment the rain stopped, and tourists watching for a long time.

A woman in her thirties from Nagano, who saw the Nishibori light up for the first time, said with excitement, "The scenery that even the word "impression" would make us obsolete." A man in his 30s who said he came to work from Saitama after noon on the same day and came only for shooting the light-up said, "I've come to take pictures of Hirosaki's cherry blossoms for five consecutive years. I think it's the best in Japan."

Hirosaki Sakura Festival is until May 7th. Light up from sunset to 23:00.