（３０３） Ｔｓｕｋｕｂａ Ｃｈｅｒｒｙ Ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍ Ｔｏｕｒ
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There are many cherry trees planted in Tsukuba, where I live.
Tsukuba City is the fourth largest municipality in Ibaraki Prefecture. The area of all urban parks in Tsukuba City is the fourth largest in Ibaraki Prefecture.
There is no data on the number of cherry blossoms by municipality, but Tsukuba City is probably in the top 3 in the prefecture.
Anyway, during the cherry blossom season, you can see cherry blossoms everywhere in the city.
However, Tsukuba City doesn’t have many cherry blossom spots that are listed in tourist guidebooks.
Cherry blossoms are blooming everywhere in the city, so we may not need a famous place.
Hojo Oike(北条大池), where we went to see Otome Tsubaki (Chap.297), is a famous cherry blossom viewing spot that has long been known.
According to the onlineTsukuba Shimbun, popular cherry-blossom viewing spots in Tsukuba City are Sorimachi Forest Park (反町の森公園) and Science Expo Commemorative Park (科学万博記念公園).
So, let's take a cherry blossom tour in Tsukuba city, focusing on these two places.
① I’ve arrived at Sorimachi Forest Park.
② I’m taking a walk on the surrounding embankment. You can see the flood control pond.(Sorimachi Forest Park)
③ I’m walking further along the embankment. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
④ I’ve found an observation tower on the embankment and climbed it. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑤ This is the view from the observation tower. A pond and cherry blossoms can be seen in the foreground, and Mt. Tsukuba can be seen in the distance on the left. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑥ I’ve come down to the lawn next to the pond. You can see the observation tower with two roofs in the background. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑦ I’ve started taking a walk around the pond. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑧ Across the pond, there are cherry blossoms which were seen from the tower in photo ⑤.
(Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑨ I’m going around the pond. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑩ The sun has set. Shall we go home now? (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑪ It was an unbelievably beautiful sunset. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑫ It’s another day. I’ve arrived at Science Expo Commemorative Park.
⑬ I’m walking along the embankment. (Science Expo Commemorative Park)
⑭ I’m going further along the embankment. Actually, I don’t like gutter grates.
(Science Expo Commemorative Park)
⑮ I’m afraid there are many gutters around the cherry blossoms in Science Expo Commemorative Park.
⑯ I’ve arrived at Gakuen no Mori Park(学園の杜公園).
⑰ From Gakuen no Mori Park, you can see Mt. Tsukuba.
⑱ I’m taking a walk in Gakuen no Mori Park.
⑲ I’m taking a walk around the flood control pond in Northern Green Area (北部緑地の洪水調整池).
⑳ These are cherry blossoms at Wakaba Children's Park(若葉児童公園).
㉑ These are cherry blossoms at Ichinoya Yasaka Shrine (一の矢八坂神社).
㉒ These are mountain cherry trees in Takasaki Natural Forest (高崎自然の森).
Tsukuba City is the fourth largest municipality in Ibaraki Prefecture. The area of all urban parks in Tsukuba City is the fourth largest in Ibaraki Prefecture.
There is no data on the number of cherry blossoms by municipality, but Tsukuba City is probably in the top 3 in the prefecture.
Anyway, during the cherry blossom season, you can see cherry blossoms everywhere in the city.
However, Tsukuba City doesn’t have many cherry blossom spots that are listed in tourist guidebooks.
Cherry blossoms are blooming everywhere in the city, so we may not need a famous place.
Hojo Oike(北条大池), where we went to see Otome Tsubaki (Chap.297), is a famous cherry blossom viewing spot that has long been known.
According to the onlineTsukuba Shimbun, popular cherry-blossom viewing spots in Tsukuba City are Sorimachi Forest Park (反町の森公園) and Science Expo Commemorative Park (科学万博記念公園).
So, let's take a cherry blossom tour in Tsukuba city, focusing on these two places.
① I’ve arrived at Sorimachi Forest Park.
② I’m taking a walk on the surrounding embankment. You can see the flood control pond.(Sorimachi Forest Park)
③ I’m walking further along the embankment. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
④ I’ve found an observation tower on the embankment and climbed it. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑤ This is the view from the observation tower. A pond and cherry blossoms can be seen in the foreground, and Mt. Tsukuba can be seen in the distance on the left. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑥ I’ve come down to the lawn next to the pond. You can see the observation tower with two roofs in the background. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑦ I’ve started taking a walk around the pond. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑧ Across the pond, there are cherry blossoms which were seen from the tower in photo ⑤.
(Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑨ I’m going around the pond. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑩ The sun has set. Shall we go home now? (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑪ It was an unbelievably beautiful sunset. (Sorimachi Forest Park)
⑫ It’s another day. I’ve arrived at Science Expo Commemorative Park.
⑬ I’m walking along the embankment. (Science Expo Commemorative Park)
⑭ I’m going further along the embankment. Actually, I don’t like gutter grates.
(Science Expo Commemorative Park)
⑮ I’m afraid there are many gutters around the cherry blossoms in Science Expo Commemorative Park.
⑯ I’ve arrived at Gakuen no Mori Park(学園の杜公園).
⑰ From Gakuen no Mori Park, you can see Mt. Tsukuba.
⑱ I’m taking a walk in Gakuen no Mori Park.
⑲ I’m taking a walk around the flood control pond in Northern Green Area (北部緑地の洪水調整池).
⑳ These are cherry blossoms at Wakaba Children's Park(若葉児童公園).
㉑ These are cherry blossoms at Ichinoya Yasaka Shrine (一の矢八坂神社).
㉒ These are mountain cherry trees in Takasaki Natural Forest (高崎自然の森).
