Weathernews (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture) announced on January 18th that the flowering forecast for cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Park (Shimohiragincho, Hirosaki City) was April 19th.

According to the company's announcement, this year's Hirosaki Park's Yoshino cherry blossoms are forecast to bloom on April 19th, one day earlier than usual, and in full bloom on April 25th.

Yuji Ebina of the park's greenery section said, "There is little snow this year, but it has little effect on the blossoming of cherry blossoms. The temperature in March-April has the most effect." The cherry blossoms in the park are about 10 Tokyo Domes (about 492,000 square meters), and there are 2600 cherry trees in the garden. Distribute at. This year's pruning is scheduled to begin in late February.

The Hirosaki Sakura Festival is held from April 21st to May 6th. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the festival, which started as the "Hirosaki Kanjokai".