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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Shangri-La in Fukushima




 Here is Mt. Hanami park.
 It is Fukushima-shi, Fukushima Prefecture.


 Fukushima Prefecture has many noted places of the cherry tree.
 There is one of the grandest cherry trees in Japan.


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 Japanese three major giants of cherry trees These three of them are registered as the first natural monument of the country on October 12, 1922.  

☆yamataka jinndai "God days" zakura  (Age over 2000 years old)   
 Hokuto-shi,
Yamanashi Prefecture  Height of the tree 13.6m, trunk lap 10.6m.  A giant tree of the maximum grade oldest in Japan.  

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neodani awasumi "light sumi" zakura  (Age over 1500 years old)   
 Motosu-shi,
Gifu Prefecture  Height of the tree 17.2m, trunk lap 9.1m, the spread are East-West 24m, north and south 21m  

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miharu taki "Cascade" zakura  (Age over 1000 years old)   
 Miharu-town,
Fukushima Prefecture  Height of the tree 19m, trunk lap 9.5m, spread east and west 22m, north and south 17m