Tenshochi Park in Kitakami

Today I visited Tenshochi Park, a popular cherry blossom spot in Kitakami, where I found the cherry blossoms to be at their best. The entrance to the park is about a 15-20 minute walk from Kitakami Station, about 20 minutes by bullet train from Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. Tenshochi Park extends for about two kilometers and contains approximately 10,000 cherry trees. I found the cherry blossoms to be at their best viewing when I visited. The weather forecast for the next few days looks to be sunny with mild temperatures, and I expect the flowers to remain at their best through to this coming weekend.

A cherry blossom festival is held at Tenshochi Park until April 29. During the festival period, the cherry trees are illuminated from 18:00 to 20:00. Food and drink stalls and trucks are also open during the festival period.

As the mainstream cherry blossom season has mostly ended in many cities west of Tokyo, those who still want to catch the cherry blossoms should start looking farther north. The estimated best viewing information for the major cities in northeastern Japan can be found on our cherry blossom forecast page. Follow along here to keep up with the latest updates as we bring on-site sakura reports from the Tohoku Region.

Carp streamers over the Kitakami River with some of the cherry trees of Tenshochi Park in the background
Close up of the blossoms by the bridge across the river
Sakura tunnel at Tenshochi Park
It looked like some of the branches are producing way fewer flowers
Then I spotted some strange brown blossoms
There are over 10,000 cherry trees in Tenshochi Park
Tenshochi Park is one of the major cherry blossom spots in the Tohoku Region
Sakura everywhere
Walking under sakura with friends looks nice
Close up of the blossoms on another tree
Pathway if you want to be on the outside looking in
Or you can walk on the path closer to the river
Trees are tall, and those are regular sized people
I enjoyed walking outside as well as in the sakura tunnel
Horse drawn carriage ride through the cherry tree tunnel
Cherry tree branch, which made me wonder if cherry trees go bald
One end of Tenshochi Park with lots of nice decoration
Food and drink stall area
Last view of the tunnel as I made my way back to Kitakami Station
I want to see the mountains again, Gandalf, mountains
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