Beautiful View and Various Cherry Blossoms -Temiya Park in Otaru-

Temiya Park (手宮公園) is a comprehensive park opend in 1900 on a hill in Otaru city. About 700 cherry trees such as Yoshino Cherry Tree (ソメイヨシノ), Yezo Mountain Cherry Tree (エゾヤマザクラ) and Chishima Cherry Tree (チシマザクラ) are planted. Temiya Park Has Temiya Botanical Garden (手宮緑化植物園), Otaru Temiya Park Arena (小樽手宮公園競技場) and Temiya Cave (手宮洞窟), and the Temiya Botanical Garden is famous for the cherry blossoms. The Temiya Botanical Garden is divided into 15 areas such as Japanese Garden Area, Cherry Tree Area and Rhododendron Area, and visitors can enjoy flowers and plants every season. It is a good place for looking over the Sea of Japan, so many visitors come to see a nice conbination of the sea and the cherry blossoms in a spring. Alomost Yoshio Cherry Blossoms had already fallen when I visited here in 9 May 2017. If those are in full bloom, I think the great conbination. The best time to see is from late April to early May. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge. There is a restroom beside the parking lot. Wacth your car because the parking lot is small.

Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations in Otaru.

Tabi-no-Ie Sha Tomaya(旅人の家 舎 とまや)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Sonia Otaru(ホテルソニア小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Unga-no-Yado Otaru Furukawa(運河の宿 小樽 ふる川)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Nord Otaru(ホテルノルド小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Dormy Inn Premium Otaru(ドーミーインPREMIUM小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Authent Hotel Otaru(オーセントホテル小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Inaho(ホテル稲穂)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tabino Sanpoyado Otaru Ekimae Guest House Ito(小樽駅前ゲストハウスIto)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Smile Hotel Otaru(スマイルホテル小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Sakurai(御宿 櫻井)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Etchuya Ryokan(越中屋旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
The Otarunai Backpacker's Hostel Morinoki(おたるないバックパッカーズホステル杜の樹)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
DORMITORY L(ドミトリー L)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otarukitaunga Kamomeya(おたる北運河かもめや)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Life House IPPO(Life House IPPO)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Nupuri Hostel (Female Only)(小樽ヌプリホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

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A page of Otaru is here

A page of Hokkaido Cherry Tree is here