Eboshiyama Park, Mountain park in Nanyo, Japan
Eboshiyama Park is a park in Akayu, Nanyo, Yamagata Prefecture, centred on a hill topped by the Eboshiyama Hachiman Shrine and its stone torii gate. The grounds hold the Eboshiyama Senbonzakura cherry grove, the Koju Bridge and the Eboshi Rock, with paths linking these points.
Eboshiyama Park is the southern starting point of the Okitama Sakura Corridor, a cherry-blossom route through the Okitama region. In March 1990 it was chosen for Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. Its grounds hold the Eboshiyama Hachiman Shrine, a large stone torii gate, the Kōju Bridge and the Eboshi Stone.
Each spring, from mid-April to early May, the Akayu Onsen Sakura Festival is held here. The park forms the southern starting point of the Okitama Sakura Corridor, a route linking cherry-blossom sites across the Okitama region. In March 1990 it was chosen as one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots.
From JR Akayu Station on the Ōu Main Line, the park is about a 5-minute drive or a 20-minute walk. A free car park holds 150 vehicles. The Akayu Onsen Cherry Blossom Festival runs from mid-April to early May, when the grounds are busiest.
The park is the southern starting point of the Okitama Sakura Corridor, a cherry-blossom route through the Okitama region. In March 1990 it was chosen for Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. The Akayu Onsen Cherry Blossom Festival runs from mid-April to early May.
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