Best Cherry Blossom Spots In Nagahama

Ho-koen Park With The Great Collaboration Of Nagahama Castle & Cherry BlossomsHo-koen park

Ho-koen Park is located in the site of Nagahama Castle whose loard was Hideyoshi Toyotomi. This park is selected as one of the 100 best cherry blossom places in Japan, and its scenery of 600 Somei Yoshino Cherry Blossom trees is amazing! You can see them with Nagahama Castle and Lake Biwa, which are special for Shiga Prefecture.◎This park was opened in 1909, and people enjoy seasonal flowers such as cherry blossoms, plum blossoms, wisteria. With tennis court and children's area, it's well used by the citizens as a relaxation park. And you can learn the history and culture at a museum.