[Seiryuji Temple in Nemuro] Chishimazakura Cherry Trees with Beautiful Colored Gradation Can Be Enjoyed in Place Famous for Cherry Blossoms

Seiryuji Temple

Seiryuji Temple (清隆寺) is a temple built in 1893 in the downtown of Nemuro city, and is about 600 m away from Nemuro Station. A main building was built by Mr. Kikuzo Hanawa (花輪喜久蔵) called "Expert Kesennuma Carpenter (気仙沼大工の名工)" in 1912. The temple is well-known for about 30 Chishimazakura Cherry Trees (千島桜) with over 100 old years. It is said that the Nemuro is famous for coming the last Cherry Blossom Front, and is one of latest cherry blossoming places in Japan. The buildings are very fine, too, and detailed sculptures were made by Mr. Toramasa Ueyama (上山虎正). Those are very cool! Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge. There is the parking lot on the back side of the temple.

By the way, Express Aurora-go (オーロラ号), an express bus, runs between Sapporo and the Nemuro, and Limited Express Nemuro-go (特急ねむろ号), an express bus, runs between the Kushiro and the Nemuro. Unfortunately, the express bus does not run between New Chitose Airport and the Nemuro. Besides, Rent-a-car can be rented around Nemuro Station.

List of Means of Transportation

Highway buses run between the Nemuro and the Sapporo or the Kushiro. Refer to following the means of the transportation in the Hakodate. As for car rental comparison websites, you can compare vehicle rental prices on Tabi-Plaza Rental Car Reservation (旅ぷらざレンタカー予約), Jalan Rental Car (じゃらんレンタカー) and Rakutem Travel Rental Car (楽天トラベルレンタカー).

Hokuto Kotsu(北都交通)	From Sapporo to Nemuro	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokuto Kotsu(北都交通)	From Nemuro to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Kotsu(くしろ交通)	From Kushiro to Nemuro	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Kushiro Kotsu(くしろ交通)	From Nemuro to Kushiro	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyota Rental Lease(トヨタレンタリース)	Their office is in Nishihama-cho.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nico Nico Rent-a-car(ニコニコレンタカー)	Their office is in Nishihama-cho.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Choinori Rent-a-car(ちょいのりレンタカー)	Their office is near the Nemuro Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

NEMURO

Nemuro (根室) that about 26,000 people live in is the 26th largest fishery city in Hokkaido, and one of regional hub cities of the East Hokkaido area, and is the easternmost port town in Japan. The Nemuro has 4 ports, Nemuro Port (根室港), Hanasaki Port (花咲港), Ochiishi Fishing Port (落石漁港) and Habomai Fishing Port (歯舞漁港), and it is famous for catching Hanasaki Crab (花咲ガニ) and Saury, and a catch of the saury is the largest in the Japan. As for a climate, the Nemuro faces the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pcific Ocean, so a wind blows hard. Average annual temperature is 6 degrees, and it is chilly in a summer, and it does not snow hard in a winter. Various things such as Cape Nosappu (納沙布岬) is the easternmost in the Japan, so visitors know the joy of the easternmost things in the Japan. It is a good point to see the earliest sunrise in the Japan, too. In addition, It is said that the Nemuro is famous for coming the last Cherry Blossom Front, and is one of latest cherry blossoming places in the Japan. Read More

Cherry Blossoms of Hokkaido

Cherry blossoms begin to bloom from late April in Hokkaido. The cherry blossoms in the Southern Hokkaido including Hakodate begin to bloom from late April, and in case of late blooming, the cherry blossoms in the Eastern Hokkaido and the Northern Hokkaido seem to bloom in early June. The cherry blossoms in Honshu (the main island of Japan) begin to bloom from mid March, and tourists can enjoy the cherry blossoms until too late season. If everybody forget to see the cherry blossoms in the Honshu, please visit the Hokkaido to savor the cherry blossoms. Read More

Cherry Blossoms of Seiryuji Temple

The Chishimazakura Cherry Trees are planted along the approach to the main building. A carpenter, a Buddhist-parishione, brought those cherry trees back from Kunashiri Island (国後島) in Meiji period, then his family transplanted those cherry trees. The feature of the Chishimazakura Cherry Trees is that often grow lowly from 2 to 5 m in height. The best time to see is about mid May. When I visited here in 22 May 2017, most of cherry trees were falling. Few people come, so it may be said that here is a little-known spot. The site is not large, so it takes less than 30 minutes to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

Atmosphere of Cherry Blossom of Seiryuji Temple Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Cherry Blossom of Seiryuji Temple

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Nemuro. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Nemuro Grand Hotel(根室グランドホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Nemuro Kaiyotei(ホテル ねむろ海陽亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Nibiki(旅館 二美喜)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shogetsu Ryokan(照月旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Ekuhashi(お宿 エクハシ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Guest House TOMAYA(ゲストハウス TOMAYA)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Sanyokan(ビジネスホテル 三洋館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Restaurant Hotel Lupinus(レストラン ホテル ルピナス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
East Habor Hotel(イーストハーバーホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Nemuro Green Hotel(根室グリーンホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel New Nemuro(ホテルニューねむろ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Matsuya Ryokan(まつや旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Nanae(旅館 七重)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ekimae Ryokan Ebisuya(駅前民宿 えびすや)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Yonto-no-Ie(民宿 四島の家)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minsyuku Takano(民宿 たかの)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Tokiwa(民宿 ときわ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Field Inn Furo-so(フィールドイン風露荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Restraunt and Cottage Lake Sunset(レストラン＆コテージ レイクサンセット)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Furen(民宿 風蓮)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kajika-no-Yado(カジカの宿)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Yasumibanya Shiokaze(休み番屋しおかぜ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Iwasaki(民宿岩さき)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kurumaishi Hanasakitei(車石花咲亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Ippuku(民宿一福)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Indian Summer Company Rider House(インディアンサマーカンパニー)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Rider House Suzuki(ライダーハウス鈴木)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Misaki-no-Eki Rider House(岬の駅)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Chikutaku Campsite(築拓キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten