The Hirosaki Sakura Festival closed on May 6th, and the photos of cherry blossoms posted on the net again attracted much attention this year.

At Hirosaki Park (Shimohiragin-cho, Hirosaki City), where the cherry blossom festival is held, 2600 cherry trees of 52 species bloom. It is also known as the "Hirosaki method" because it is managed by a tree doctor called "Sakuramori", and more than 300 Yoshino cherry trees aged 100 years or older are said to be in the park.

Yoshino Somei declares flowering on April 19 this year. The Hirosaki Sakura Festival opened on the 20th of the following day, and was in full bloom on the 24th. Mr. Masaru Kobayashi of Sakuramori recalls, "The cherry blossoms last for three days in a normal year, but the cherry blossoms this year were in full bloom for about a week."

According to Kobayashi, the standard trees in the park began to fall from the 27th, but they were in full bloom until the 30th. "After full bloom, the weather was blessed with no high temperatures and no heavy rain. It may have been a good year to see the flower raft with petals floating on the surface of the moat, as it has been scattered over time. No," he recalls.

Living in Kanagawa, the Twitter account "(Natsumi)" visited Mt. Iwaki and the cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Park for 2 days and 1 night. I strolled in the park on the night of the 28th, and when I lit up Nishibori seen from the Chunyo Bridge, I tweeted that "The cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Park were in full bloom and gave a strange voice," and more than 100,000 "likes" There was a strong reaction. "(Mr. Natsumi)" commented, "Odd voices are spontaneous in that they "emit". I was so moved that it leaked. It was the most beautiful cherry blossom I have ever seen."

Yukinori Hasumi, a photographer living in Saitama Prefecture, said he spent four days shooting the cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Park. In the photo taken on the morning of the 28th, 4 photos including a flower raft and a cherry blossom reflected on the water were added, saying "The late spring of Hirosaki was a crazy bloom as if I was waiting." Collected over 27,000 retweets and nearly 90,000 likes.

“I spread more than I expected, but I have not been able to convey the charm of Hirosaki Park. When I first saw the flower raft, I instinctively said, “Nanda Konoha.” The cherry tree is great. I felt the vitality of life and used the expression "crazy bloom" in a scene where cherry blossoms are exploding."