Sights in Tamura, Fukushima

See

• あぶくま洞ラベンダー園

  

  Abukumado Lavender Garden

  #2 ranked in Tamura

  Opens for the June to July bloom, when about 50,000 lavender plants flower.

• 馬酔木沢の桜

  

  Asebizawa Cherry Tree

  #4 ranked in Tamura

  A cherry that survived several threats of felling thanks to local protection.

• 強梨の桜並木

  

  Tsuyonashi Cherry Avenue

  #5 ranked in Tamura

  Dozens of cherry trees bloom splendidly around a park in Iwaizawa Tsuyonashi.

• 中作の種蒔き桜

  

  Nakasaku Tanemaki Cherry

  #6 ranked in Tamura

  Loved as a marker for sowing rice seed when it blooms.

• 大雷神社のしだれざくら

  

  Weeping Cherry of Oikazuchi Shrine

  #7 ranked in Tamura

  A shrine dedicated to prevent lightning accidents; its cherry's bloom is said to mark rice-sowing time.

• 剛叟寺の枝垂桜

  

  Weeping Cherry of Gosoji Temple

  #8 ranked in Tamura

  A 400-year-old weeping cherry that still blooms bravely despite its age.