"Japan's latest late cherry blossoms" bloom at Kurodake, Hokkaido, June 9 12:22
At Kurodake, a large snow mountain system in Hokkaido, the chishima cherry blossoms that signal the arrival of late spring are entertaining mountain climbers.
Chishimazakura is known to grow even in cold regions and high altitudes.At Kurodake, which is 1984 meters high, there are about 50 trees about 1 meter tall near the observation deck at the 5th station. It grows naturally and blooms pink flowers.
Locally known as the "latest blooming cherry tree in Japan", this year it bloomed on the 4th of this month, 5 days later than usual because the temperature in early spring was low.
On the 9th, it was a perfect day to see the cherry blossoms, and climbers stopped to take pictures in the background of the snow that still remains.
A local man in his 40s, who visited the mountaineering, said, "I was impressed by the scenery of snow and cherry blossoms, which is only here. It was nice because I could not see the cherry blossoms because of the new coronavirus." It was
Chishimazakura is an observation deck near the Kurodake Station on the Kurodake Ropeway, and you can enjoy it until the end of this month.