Matsumae Park
Matsumae Castle is one of the best places to travel in Matsumae, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It's famous for the 10 thousand cherry blossom trees which becomes its best in late April. Here're guides for map, how to get there, spots nearby, attractions and photos of Matsumae Castle posted by Japanese travelers in the know.
Infomation
Name
Matsumae Park
Address
Matsushiro Matsumae-machi, Matsumae-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
90 min by bus from JR Kikonai Station to Matsushiro, then 7 min walk. By car, 150 min from Yakumo IC of Do'ou Speedway
Reviews
Beautiful Illumination Of Cherry Blossoms And Matsumae Castle Matsumae Park
For there're various kinds of cherry blossoms including rare ones, early-boom, and late-bloom ones, you can enjoy them for a long term. The collaboration of cherry blossom and Matsumae Castle is very beautiful like a piece of painting! They're lit up at night, and become more wonderful scene. ◎Matsumae Park has many kinds of cherry blossom, so it becomes its best to see later than Hakodate. By the way, Matsumae has a long distance from Hakodate, and takes about three hours. You can use car or bus to access here.
Matsumae Park is selected as one of the 100 Best Cherry Blossom Spots in Japan. And a festival will be held from 4/29-5/14! About 10 thousand and 250 kinds of cherry trees color the park, and eary cherries begin to bloom and then late cherries come one by one. So you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing for as long as one month♪◎Access: 2.5 hours from Yakumo IC via 67 Route by car
