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Goshikinuma is a chain of five colorful volcanic ponds. Pleasant hiking trails lead to the ponds. Part of the Bandai-Asahi National Park. Bishamon-numa Pond is the largest of the five and it has rental rowboats. 毘沙門沼

Colorful koi carp fish in Bishamon-numa Pond, Fukushima Pref. 毘沙門沼Bandai-Asahi National Park

Bishamon-numa Pond, Fukushima Pref. Bandai-Asahi National Park 毘沙門沼

The color of the water is stunningly beautiful.

Nature trail to other Goshikinuma ponds.

Benten-numa Pond. 弁天沼

Benten-numa Pond, maximum depth 6 meters. 弁天沼Bandai-Asahi National Park

Aonuma Pond 青沼

Inawashiro Station 猪苗代駅

Entrance to Adachi City Urban Agricultural Park (Toshi Nogyo Koen Park).

Adachi City Urban Agricultural Park is a riverside park at the corner of Arakawa River and Shin-Shibakawa River growing many varieties of cherry blossoms including those from Washington, DC planted here in 1981-82.

The park also has this Reagan Sakura cherry tree planted here in April 2012 to mark the centennial of Tokyo gifting cherry trees from Adachi Ward to the US in 1912.This tree came from the original "Reagan Sakura" cherry tree planted in Nov. 1982 from a sapling given to Japan by Nancy Reagan in 1981. The sapling came from the original cherry tree planted in Washington, DC's Tidal Basin by Mrs. Helen Taft, the wife of President Willian Taft, in 1912.

About Adachi Ward's Japan-US Cherry Blossom connection and centennial in 2012.

The road leading to Toshi Nogyo Koen Park is lined with many cherry blossom trees.

In April, cherry blossoms of many varieties bloom for about 2 weeks during which they hold the annual Goshiki Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival.

Front gate to Toshi Nogyo Park. The Goshiki Cherry Blossoms Festival centers on the weekends while the flowers are in bloom. These photos were taken on April 22, 2012.

This area of Adachi Ward was originally Kohoku Village which was famous for colorful varieties of cherry blossoms. Literally called "goshiki" or five colors.

Map of the Kohoku area.

These cherry trees are from America. The park has 29 species of cherry blossoms. Most of them, like these Kanzan trees, bloom later than the Somei Yoshino trees.

These trees were planted here 30 years ago from American saplings taken from cherry trees which originally came from Adachi Ward in 1912. They are called "homecoming trees" (里帰りの桜).

This area of the park has many varieties of cherry trees from America.

The sakura matsuri is centered on this circular lawn fringed with cherry blossoms.

They have flower vendors and food vendors.

Cherry tree saplings for sale. (Cheap)

Wisteria saplings even.

Food for sale.

Cherry blossom rice ball.

Manju

The cherry trees in this park bloom later than the popular Somei Yoshino variety.

All the cherry trees have a tag or sign indicating the species.

The tag identifies the tree/flowers in the photos it follows.

This is along the Arakawa River. They used to have over 3,000 cherry trees along 6 km or riverbank about a century ago.

Monument for cherry trees along the Arakawa River.

They are trying to reproduce the "five-colored" cherry trees along the Arakawa River like a century ago.

Rest house and restaurant in the park.

Sakura ice cream.

A portable shrine was carried around the park.

Parading a mikoshi portable shrine in the park. Beyond those trees is Arakawa River.

Mikoshi amid rapeseed blossoms.

Portable shrine bearers pose for photo.

As part of the festivities, two Makushita sumo wrestlers from Tamanoi sumo stable (run by former Ozeki Tochiazuma) in Adachi gave sumo demonstrations and entertainment.

Sumo wrestler with kids at Toshi Nogyo Park in Adachi Ward, Tokyo.

Wrestling with kids amid cherry blossoms from America.

Train around the sumo ring.

One rascal kid is trying to undo the wrestler's mawashi.

This thin man challenged the sumotori.

He was lifted up and out.

Now a young woman enters the ring.

She is carried out. The wrestlers gave us lots of good laughs and entertainment.

The Tananoi Stable sumo wrestlers were Irie (left) and Sakaguchi. Very friendly. Thank you guys!

Local taiko drummers also performed.

By late afternoon, most of the crowd had dissipated.

Still carrying around the mikoshi.

Mikoshi portable shrine and cherry blossoms.

At this Koryu Kaikan hall in the park, they had an exhibition and slide show lectures.

At the Koryu Kaikan hall in the park, they had an exhibition.

At this Koryu Kaikan hall in the park, they had an exhibition.

Also see my video of the festival here (includes the cherry blossom centennial ceremony).

Riverside park along the Arakawa River featuring numerous varieties of cherry blossoms including those from Washington, DC. An old thatched-roof house, exhibition spaces, and a rest house make it a very pleasant spot to visit in spring.

The road leading to Toshi Nogyo Koen Park is lined with many cherry blossom trees.

Map of Toshi Nogyo Park along Arakawa River in Adachi Ward, Tokyo.

This area of Adachi Ward was originally Kohoku Village which was famous for colorful varieties of cherry blossoms. Literally called "goshiki" or five colors.

These cherry trees are from America. The park has 29 species of cherry blossoms. Most of them, like these Kanzan trees, bloom later than the Somei Yoshino trees.

These trees were planted here in 1981-82 from American saplings taken from cherry trees which originally came from Adachi Ward in 1912. They are called "homecoming trees" (里帰りの桜).

All the cherry trees have a tag or sign indicating the species. In this album, the photo of the tree tag/sign follow the tree or flowers that it indicates.