Cherry Blossom Viewing Spots in Daigo Town: Weeping Cherry, Mountain Cherry, and More

From the first torii gate, you ascend the hundred steps to a flat approach of about 120m. Someiyoshino cherry trees are planted on both sides of this approach. Clicking on the photo will display a VR scene. The Junisho Shrine cherry blossom VR tour consists of 4 scenes, from the approach to the precincts.

These are the cherry blossoms on the south side of the schoolyard at Former Uwaoka Elementary School. Click on the photo to display the VR scene. Seven old Someiyoshino trees are lined up, and they are magnificent when in full bloom. The area under the cherry trees also serves as a parking lot.

The VR scenes of the cherry blossoms at Former Uwaoka Elementary School consist of six scenes from the ground: Aerial View 147m, Near Entrance, Cherry Blossoms on the West Side of the School, In front of the School Entrance, Center of the Schoolyard, and Uwaoka Festival Tradition Hall. Furthermore, the Uwaoka Festival Tradition Hall located within the schoolyard is open on weekends during the cherry blossom season, where you can see the festival floats in person.

In Uwaoka, Daigo Town, there are also the "Edo Higan Cherry Tree of Uwaoka" and "Weeping Cherry Tree of Uwaoka" as described below. The distance between these two giant trees is about 50m, putting them in almost the same location.
There is **no parking** at this location, and the narrow farm road from National Route 461 to the cherry trees is **not accessible by regular cars.** From the entrance of Former Uwaoka Elementary School to the "Edo Higan Cherry Tree of Uwaoka," it's about 400m, taking about 6 to 8 minutes on foot. Therefore, we recommend **parking your car at the Former Uwaoka Elementary School parking lot and then visiting the Weeping Cherry Tree of Uwaoka and the Edo Higan Cherry Tree.**
However, **Former Uwaoka Elementary School is only open on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.** **On weekdays, street parking** will be necessary. Along the approximately 350m stretch from the entrance of Former Uwaoka Elementary School to the entrance of the "Edo Higan Cherry Tree of Uwaoka," there is a paved, non-no-parking zone on the left side of the road where about 5 cars can likely park. However, care must be taken when parking due to houses and road entrances.
Furthermore, if you go straight for about 4km from the entrance of the "Edo Higan Cherry Tree of Uwaoka," you will reach the Kamikanazawa T-junction. If you turn left onto Ibaraki Prefectural Road 158 Kamikanazawa Tochihara Line, you will soon reach **Aikawa, which has Peony Cherry Blossoms and multiple old weeping cherry trees.**

The photo is taken from the southeast direction. It is located about 100m up a narrow road from the national highway, and this photo was taken from that road.
Click on the photo to view the VR scene. The Kamioka Weeping Cherry VR tour consists of 4 ground-level cherry blossom scenes and 1 aerial shot VR scene. The Kamioka Weeping Cherry VR tour is linked with the Kamioka Edo Higan Cherry.

This is the view of Uwaoka's Edo Higan Cherry Blossom in Daigo Town from the south side. It can be seen from National Route 461, but the road is narrow, so it's not accessible by car.
Click on the photo to view the VR scene. The VR tour of Uwaoka's Edo Higan Cherry Blossom consists of 4 ground cherry blossom scenes and 1 aerial scene. This VR tour is also linked with Uwaoka's Weeping Cherry Blossom on the ground.

This is an aerial view photo of the Aikawa 321 Weeping Cherry Tree in Shimosato, Aikawa, Daigo Town. The white object at the bottom of the photo is the Aikawa 321 Weeping Cherry Tree. The white objects visible on the right, center, and left of the upper part (west side) of the photo are also old weeping cherry trees. **In the Shimosato district of Aikawa, there are four single weeping cherry trees.** The river seen in the center is the Aikawa River. The Aikawa River flows north-south, with the right side being north and downstream. The central part of the photo shows the uppermost reaches of the Aikawa River's peony cherry blossoms. If you click on the photo to enlarge the VR image, you can see some peony cherry trees that have not yet bloomed. Peony cherry blossoms bloom about two weeks later than weeping cherry trees and Somei Yoshino cherry trees.