Petals from Somei Yoshino cherry trees are seen piled up on the ground like snow at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori ...

Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival Visitors can admire about 150 handmade snow lanterns. These lanterns line the paths of ...

cherry blossom trees lining the moat surrounding Hirosaki Castle in northern Japan lend a warm glow. Want to know where you can still see the cherry blossoms? Check out our guide here! https ...

HIROSAKI, Aomori Prefecture--Hirosaki Castle can now fit in the palm of your hand, thanks to a local advertising designer and a Brazilian man. Hiroyuki Akaishi, 57, created a paper model of the ...

She’s posing on a bridge, and Hirosaki Castle is in the background. Behind it are cherry blossoms, to indicate this appeared in honor of the Hirosaki Sakura Festival 2025. Here’s the official ...

The "hana-ikada" phenomenon, in which fallen petals float on the surface of the Hirosaki Castle most, was also at its best. (Japanese original by Junko Adachi, Aomori Bureau) ...