The four organizations that host the Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival announced on March 23 that they will hold the 2022 Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival with restrictions.

The festival is held in Hirosaki Park, where 2600 cherry blossoms bloom. During the festival, about 200 stores were opened, lights up, and events such as entertainment events were held in the park, and there were cherry blossom viewing visitors from overseas. In 2020, not only did the festival stop as a countermeasure against the infectious disease of the new coronavirus, but the park was also closed.

In 2021, a reception will be set up at the entrance of the park, and the place of residence and contact information will be entered. We checked the wearing of the mask, measured the temperature, and disinfected the fingers. In addition to prohibiting the provision of alcohol and eating while walking, the event was held by taking measures such as making the guidance in the park one-way.

This year, one-way traffic will be limited to Nishibori (7:00 to 20:00), where the cherry blossom tunnel is located, and the park will be on the left side. According to the person in charge of the city, the one-way stairs between Kada-zaka and Southwest-zaka were unpopular with the people involved in opening the store last year. "I would like to work on holding it in Wiz Corona with reference to the cases held in other regions and the festival held last year."

Illumination is the same as last year from sunset to 20:00. The number of places where you can eat and drink will be increased from last year, and 6 areas and a dining room will be set up. Banquets are prohibited, and small groups and families can spread their seats to eat.

It is said that the four sponsoring groups interviewed the city's education / childcare, medical care, lodging, and social welfare groups when deciding whether or not to hold the event. Mayor Hiroshi Sakurada said, "I want you to hold the event if it is the same method as last year" and "I want you to stop closing the park." Judging. "

During the interview, there was an opinion that "I want you to call for infection control measures outside the park," so this year we will send out a call for infection control measures to local governments and restaurants.

The pursuit gate and the south inner gate will be under construction during the period due to preservation and repair, but we plan to decorate them to minimize the impression that the construction is being carried out. The flowering forecast announced by the Park and Greenery Division on April 1 is the same as the previous announcement on March 23, which is April 19, three days earlier than normal.

It will be held from April 23rd to May 7th.