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Cherry Blossoms in Kawazu, Izu, Japan

Kawazu-zakura, one type of Japanese cherry blossoms, is well-known for its blooming period and its marvelous color. It starts flowering early February, while the other types have yet to bloom with a lot of buds on every branch. Many of the cherry blossoms seen everywhere in Japan have pale pink, nearly white, petals, but Kawazu-zakura in deep pink gives people a strong impression.

kawazu-sakura It takes about 2.5 hours to travel from Tokyo to Kawazu by train. There are thousands of cherry blossom trees along the river as well as around Kawazu station .

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You can enjoy walking around the area for about three hours, surrounded by splendid cherry blossoms.

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Nice  color combination: cherry blossoms and colza.

cherry&rape_blossoms The cherry blossoms in Kawazu begin to bloom two months ahead of those in Tokyo.  Kawazu-zakura  is a good news for people waiting for the coming of spring.

The following photo shows the original tree of Kawazu cherry blossoms. All of Kawazu-zakura were propagated from cuttings of this original tree. original_sakura I believe that the cherry blossoms in Kawazu are worth seeing for visitors coming to Japan in February.