The final screening of the "36th Hirosaki Castle Miss Sakura Contest" was held on April 4th at the Iwaki Cultural Center "Asoberu" (Yoshita, Hirosaki City).

The contest to select women who will carry out PR activities in Hirosaki City inside and outside Aomori Prefecture. Since it was canceled last year due to the influence of the coronavirus, this was the first time in two years that Reiwa was held. From the 15 people who passed the document screening, one Miss Sakura Grand Prix and two Miss Sakura were decided.

The venue was unattended and the participants wore masks, and the judges were judged in a way that was not usual. Each person will be given one minute of PR time and time to answer questions from the judges. There were also entries who spoke in English and Chinese and performed special dances.

Koyuki Yamada, a third-year student at Hirosaki University, who lives in Fujisaki Town, won the Miss Sakura Grand Prix. At university, he belongs to the brass band club and is playing and conducting the trombone. The reason for applying was that my mother pushed me back. Mr. Yamada said, "I was worried about even the first screening, but I'm glad that I was able to convey the charm of Hirosaki. I'm glad to convey the charm of Hirosaki's cherry blossoms to many people both inside and outside Japan. I want to go. "

Miss Sakura is Asuka Sato and Kaya Sasaki. The two are currently office workers, and Mr. Sato decided not to apply because he thought it would be difficult to balance his work, but he recalls that he entered at the recommendation of his boss. "In addition to cherry blossoms, there are many delicious foods and sake, cafes and restaurants in Hirosaki, so I would like to convey that charm."

Mr. Sasaki entered at the recommendation of his high school homeroom teacher, who was a former Miss Sakura. "There are" see, "" eat, "and" experience "in Hirosaki. I definitely want to do activities so that tourists can make wonderful memories in Hirosaki," he smiles.