Tunnel of Cherry Blossom and Chozu-Zakura Are Wonderful -Yushun Sakura Road in Urakawa-

Yushun Sakura Road (優駿さくらロード) in Urakawa is located in the northwestern part of Cape Erimo. About 1000 cherry trees are planted along a road with about 3 km in length from an entrance of Yushun-no-Sato Park (優駿の里公園) to Hidaka Training Ranch (日高育成牧場ま) and the Yushun Sakura Road is a famous place for cherry blossoms in Hidaka, too. Because the width of the road is narrower than Shizunai Nijukkendouro Sakuranamiki (静内二十間道路桜並木), a famous place for cherry blossoms, the Yushun Sakura Road looks like a tunnel of the cherry blossoms. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom from early May to mid May, and Urakawa Sakura Festival (浦河桜まつり) is held at that time. The Yushun Sakura Road seems to be lit up in the evening. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge.

Japan Racing Association built an observatory at the Hidaka Training Ranch, and visitors can use it freely. Open period: 04/01～10/31, Open hours: 08:00- 16:00. A cherry tree named Choju-Zakura (Longevity Cherry Tree) with about 8.5 m in height and over 100 years old is planted near the observatory, and visitors can enjoy wonderful shape of branches forked into about 2 part. A horse is set out to pasture near the Choju-Zakura, Too. But the horse may turn restive if visitors get too close, Beware of the horse.

Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Urakawa.

Urakawa Inn(浦河イン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Urakawa Wellington Hotel(浦河ウエリントンホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Urakawa Yushun Village Aeru(うらかわ優駿ビレッジアエル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Horse Village Uma-no-Yado(ホースヴィレッジ馬の宿)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel East(ホテル イースト)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

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A page of Hokkaido Cherry Tree is here