Cherry Blossoms 2009: Himeji Report (3/31)
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This is the official japan-guide.com cherry blossom report for 2009. Please visit also our guide to cherry blossoms for more general information and forecasts.
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2009/03/31 - Himeji Report
by francois
Himeji Castle
March 31, 2009 - opening (10-50%)
Himeji Castle is generally believed to be the most impressive castle in Japan. The castle is located one kilometer north of the main station, and can be seen right after exiting the building. There are about 1000 cherry trees on the castle grounds, including weeping cherry trees and early blooming varieties.
At the moment the cherry trees have only opened about 30%. There were medium level crowds today, and a fair amount of people taking part in cherry blossom viewing parties (hanami). Most parties were taking place at the Sannomaru Square, but there were others at the Senhime Peony Garden just to the west.
From April 3 to April 12, there will be an illumination of the cherry trees in the evening from 18:00 to 21:00 (last entry at 20:30).
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List of Posts:
2009/04/16 - Fuji Five Lakes Report 2009/04/15 - Osaka Report 2009/04/15 - Kyoto Report 2009/04/14 - Himeji Report 2009/04/14 - Kobe Report 2009/04/13 - Nagano Report 2009/04/13 - Kanazawa Report 2009/04/12 - Kyoto Report 2009/04/10 - Tokyo Report 2009/04/09 - Nagoya Report 2009/04/08 - Kamakura Report 2009/04/08 - Yoshino Report 2009/04/07 - Kyoto Report 2009/04/06 - Tokyo Report 2009/04/06 - Osaka Report 2009/04/05 - Yoshino Report 2009/04/04 - Kyoto Report 2009/04/03 - Nara Report 2009/04/03 - Yokohama Report 2009/04/02 - Tokyo Report 2009/04/02 - Kobe Report 2009/04/01 - Kyoto Report 2009/03/31 - Tokyo Report 2009/03/31 - Himeji Report 2009/03/30 - Nagoya Report 2009/03/30 - Kyoto Report 2009/03/29 - Tokyo Report 2009/03/29 - Hiroshima Report 2009/03/28 - Miyajima Report 2009/03/27 - Kagoshima Report 2009/03/26 - Tokyo Report 2009/03/26 - Nagasaki Report 2009/03/25 - Kyoto Report 2009/03/25 - Kagoshima Report 2009/03/24 - Kumamoto Report 2009/03/23 - Fukuoka Report |
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