 Most viewed - Adachi City Urban Agricultural Park (Toshi Nogyo Koen Park) Cherry Blossoms from USA 都市農業公園の五色桜 |
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Map of Toshi Nogyo Park along Arakawa River in Adachi Ward, Tokyo.172 views
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Sculpture of kids catching butterflies along Arakawa River in Adachi, Tokyo.163 views
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Tokyo Sky Tree in sight from Adachi Ward along the Arakawa River amid tulips.148 views
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The former Waida home, donated to the park by the Waida family in the early 1980s. Adachi Ward, Tokyo118 views
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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.75 views
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In mid-April, after the America Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms finish blooming, visit the park to see other varieties of sakura. Took a bus from Nishi-Arai Station East exit for Toshi Nogyo Koen Park. Took about 20 min.75 views
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The road leading to Toshi Nogyo Koen Park is lined with many cherry blossom trees.69 views
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The park also has an old thatched-roof house.67 views
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This area of Adachi Ward was originally Kohoku Village which was famous for colorful varieties of cherry blossoms. Literally called "goshiki" or five colors.65 views
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About the old longhouse gate. Wish I had time to translate all this, but sorry I'm too busy.65 views
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Book about the cherry blossoms along the Arakawa River. Might be out of print.65 views
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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.61 views
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About the former Waida home. 和井田60 views
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Adachi Ward's cherry tree history. 58 views
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Inside the former Waida home.57 views
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Sculpture of kids catching butterflies.56 views
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There is a large variety of cherry blossoms. Note that they bloom in April, later than the popular Somei Yoshino variety.55 views
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Rapeseed blossoms or nanohana.55 views
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More cherry blossoms.54 views
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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.53 views
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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).53 views
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Next to the Waida home is this old gate.53 views
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Monument for one of the 100 Scenes of Mt. Fuji.51 views
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The park has a small museum showing the history of goshiki sakura in Adachi-ku.51 views
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Inside the small museum showing the history of goshiki sakura in Adachi-ku.49 views
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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 1981-82.21 views
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I visited one or two days before peak bloom, so they don't look as fluffy or full. The weather forecast was for cloudy or rainy skies after this day.18 views
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Entrance to Adachi City Urban Agricultural Park (Toshi Nogyo Koen Park).16 views
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These Somei-Yoshino "America" cherry blossoms are right behind the park's Visitors' Center. The America trees stretch along Shin-Shibakawa River for a few hundred meters, one of the park's major cherry blossom clusters.16 views
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Hanami picnic under the America cherry blossoms. Feeling the Spirit of America.16 views
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This was one in full bloom.13 views
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"America" cherry blossom tree ID tag on a sakura tree.12 views
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The most prominent cherry blossoms from Washington, DC are the Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms named "America." They bloom in late March along Shin-Shibakawa River.11 views
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"America" cherry trees in Adachi, Tokyo.11 views
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"America" Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms decorated the Shin-Shibakawa riverbank from here. They were in parallel with a riverside walking/cycling path on the left.10 views
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"America" cherry blossoms in full bloom.9 views
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These were still one or two days before peak bloom.9 views
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About Adachi Ward's Japan-US Cherry Blossom connection and centennial in 2012.9 views
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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 1912.8 viewsThis 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.
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This is the end of the "America" Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms.7 views
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A long cycling path goes along Shin-Shibakawa River and the America cherry blossoms.4 views
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