The Hirosaki Tourism and Convention Bureau ( Shimoshiroganecho , Hirosaki City, TEL 0172-35-3131 ) will sell calendars and postcards on September 18th, "The 100th Sakura Festival that became a phantom-Still the cherry blossoms are in full bloom".

This year's "Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival" was canceled from the perspective of preventing infection with the new coronavirus. The venue, Hirosaki Park, was the first in the history of the park to be completely closed with the Yaguramon, etc. closed, and it was a year when citizens and tourists could not see the cherry blossoms in the park.

The calendar and postcards we planned used were selected from hundreds of photographs taken by local photographers who had permission from April 10th to May 17th, when they were closed. Makoto Kiyoto of the association said, "This year's garden was a precious landscape where only cherry blossoms bloom quietly in the absence of stalls and bonbons. The photo shows the cherry blossoms that are in full bloom, centering on the standard spots where there are no people. ".

The calendar starting from January next year is B2 size, and the price is 13 spellings = 1,980 yen. A set of 10 postcards = 1,100 yen. Both cover designs are based on the motif of cherry blossoms blooming inside the closed castle gate, which is based on black.

Mr. Kiyoto said, "I would like you to use the calendar as a poster or to wait until next year's Sakura Festival. Send postcards to people who can't meet even now, or to people who can't come even if they want to come to Hirosaki. I hope you can. "

It will be sold at the shopping site "Hirosaki Furusato Takkyubin", including city tourist facilities such as the Hirosaki Tourism and Convention Bureau / Tourist Center and Apple Park.