Cherry Blossom of Seiryuji Temple in Nemuro

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

June 7th, 2017

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Seiryuji Temple
Cherry Blossoms of Seiryuji Temple
List of Accommodations

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, a highway bus "Aurora-go (オーロラ号)" runs between the Nemuro and the Sapporo, and a highway bus "Limited Express Nemuro-go (特急ねむろ号)".

List of Highway Bus

Refer to following a company for the highway bus service between the Nemuro and the Sapporo or the Kushiro.

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

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. Article is here

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. Article is here

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

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking is provided (20 cars)
Business hour	-
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Telephone number	+81-153-24-3104
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	423 579 107*36

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
Azuma Ryokan(あづま旅館)	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
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)	Only Tel:+81-153-25-3121
Minshuku Ippuku(民宿一福)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Restaurant Hotel Lupinus(レストランホテルルピナス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Inn Tokiwa(ビジネスイントキワ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten