Tour of ancient weeping cherry trees in Shinano-Sakai
Admire the ancient weeping cherry trees blooming in villages once flourished as Jomon kingdom.You can see five weeping cherry trees that are over 200 years old in the four and a half hours walk through the villages.
Sakura cherry blossom!
Admire the ancient weeping cherry trees blooming in villages once flourished as Jomon kingdom.
You can see five weeping cherry trees that are over 200 years old in the four and a half hours walk through the villages.
Ancient weeping cherry trees against the backdrop of the snowcapped Southern Alps and clear blue sky is breathtakingly beautiful.
Many photographers travel to Fujimi searching for the best shot.
Duration
About 4 hours and 30 minutes
(10:00 AM to 2:30 PM)
Walking distance
About 8 km
Level of difficulty
★★☆
Where to park
JR Shinano-Sakai Station
The closest station
JR Shinano-Sakai Station
Seeing a weeping cherry tree, clear blue sky, and snowcapped mountain ranges all at once will blow your mind! Some of the weeping cherry trees are about 200 years old. Please visit Fujimi during the cherry blossom season.
What to see around here
Ikenou Shrine
Two tori-i gates lead the way to the thousand years old shrine encompassing a treasure sword. Locals have long cherished this shrine surrounded by trees and buckwheat flowers.
Tabata weeping cherry tree
A weeping cherry tree with the circumference of 315 cm and the height of 6 m. You can see Mt. Kaikoma, Mt. Fuji, and Yatsugatake Mountains from this cherry tree blooming with plum and peach flowers.
Kuzukubo weeping cherry tree
A weeping cherry tree with the circumference of 343 cm and the height of 7 m overlooking the snowcapped Southern Alps. Today, this tree stands against a beautiful rural scenery. But supposedly, this spot was a very busy street during the Edo period (1603-1869).
Sakai elementary school cherry blossoms street
A street lined with cherry blossoms inspires you to go for a spring walk.
Takamori Kannondo weeping cherry tree
Approximately 250 years old weeping cherry tree with the circumference of 357 cm and the height of 10 m. Located in a country village, its blossoms hang very low almost touching the ground against an old temple with a thatched roof.
Takamori cemetery weeping cherry tree
A weeping cherry tree with the circumference of 328 cm and the height of 13 m. It is relatively a young tree with beautiful pink flowers.
Tabata Teidan cherry tree
Against the backdrop of snowcapped Mt. Kaikoma and Mt. Hōō Sanzan, this is the last cherry tree to bloom in Fujimi. The reflection of Teidan cherry tree in the water of the rice field is quite beautiful.
Idojiri Archaeological Museum
Museum exhibiting valuable pottery, stone tools, recreated houses, and clothes. Excavated earthenware pottery and clay figurines show astoundingly sophisticated artistry and provide invaluable glimpses of how the Jomon people perceived the world here in Fujimi.