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Map of Hiroshima (Nihongo) |
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Mt. Kannokura, 40 km northeast from central Hiroshima, is situated on the border between Hiroshima City and Mukaihara Town. The mountain has been developed into a beautiful forest park by a local man. He kept on planting cherry trees on the entire mountain for years. Now there are several thousand cherry trees along with a number of azalea, wisteria and so forth. A splendid view from Hiroshima Bay to the Chugoku Mountains can be seen. The mountain is also known as one of the best places for hang-gliding and para-gliding. On weekdays there are many enthusiastic aviators flying high above this mountain. The ascent to the top of the mountain will take 1.5 hours from JR Ibaraichi Station on the Geibi Line. The cherry trees on the 562-meter mountain will usually begin to bloom at the middle of April, a couple of weeks later than that of the coastal area of Hiroshima. The cherry blossom is Japan's national flower. It is said that Japanese appreciation of cherry blossoms dates back to as early as the Heian period (794-1192) when it was popular among the aristocracy. The court nobles express in poetry about the delicate and elegant but ephemeral or short-lived cherry blossoms, stressing the inevitable passage of time. Nowadays it seems that the whole nation enjoys hanami, putting emphasis on the more social and recreational parts so that great numbers of cherry trees are planted in public areas around the nation. Picnics with family, friends and colleagues under the cherry blossoms are the most recreational events in the country. As the sakura-zensen front approaches from the south at the end of March , the cherry blossom fever ignites and spreads at once. Open-air hanami parties take place here and there. ◆Getting there Take a train on JR Geibi Line and get off at Ibaraichi Station. From the station, it is a 1-hour ascent to the mountain top. ◆Suggested Schedule JR Hiroshima Station(9:32)===(Geibi Line)===Ibaraichi
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| ◆Note To be safe, especially in winter, keep in mind not go into the mountains alone, and be sure to go with a well-experienced hiker. |
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