Spectacular Harumeki Cherry Blossoms in Minami-Ashigara City

Today, I came to Minami-Ashigara City in Kanagawa Prefecture to see the Harumeki cherry blossoms in full bloom.
The Harumek cherry tree originated in Minami-Ashigara City, and is also known as the Ashigara cherry tree.
It was registered as a new variety in March 2000.

The pale pink flowers bloom in clusters at the ends of the branches, and are characterized by their volume and sweet fragrance.
They are paler than the Kawazu cherry tree, but darker pink than the Someiyoshino cherry tree.
It also blooms later than the Kawazu cherry and earlier than the Somei Yoshino cherry.
Personally, it may be my favorite cherry blossom.

00:00 Opening
01:00 Car window (Mt. Fuji – parking lot)
02:55 Ichinoseki Harane
11:34 Forest and Water Park
15:36 Daiyuzan Station – Haruki Path

Date taken : March 21, 2025

Official website, Minami-Ashigara City Tourist Information https://www.city.minamiashigara.kanagawa.jp/kankou/

Watch more:
🔴Last year’s “Harumeki Sakura” https://youtu.be/1x9F-PkIzP0

*Using Google Translate. Therefore, please be aware that there may be typos or omissions.
*Please note that the information in the video may not be 100% accurate.

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17 Comments

  1. here a poem for Ichiro :
    " I wandered lonely as a cloud
    That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
    When all at once I saw a crowd,
    A host, of golden daffodils;
    Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
    Fluttering and dancing in the breeze". The Daffodils. William Shelley

  2. Danke für den tollen Spaziergang🙏💗👍🏻. Es ist erstaunlich wie viel unterschiedliche Arten an Kirschblüten es gibt, was auch gut ist, man kann sich immer wieder neu daran erfreuen. Danke, dass du an einem Wochentag unterwegs warst, es tut gut ohne Menschenmassen😊🙏👍🏻🙋🏼‍♀️

  3. La surprise est grandiose 😮
    De la route, bordée de neige, le Mont Fuji enneigé vous nous accompagnez vers une voie colorée de cerisiers splendides dont il me manque le parfum sucré 😅
    Le cerisier est l'emblème fleuri du Japon n'est-ce-pas ?
    Et j'ai adoré la promenade dans le coin nature campagne au bord de la rivière…
    Un tableau en toute délicatesse de votre beau pays 🙌
    Votre humour fait sourire 😀
    Alors si je puis me permettre Number One fusion "voyager en regardant la TV" 😅
    Merci pour l'agrément de ce dimanche après-midi ici 🙏🌱🇫🇷

  4. 不知你是哪天去的,東京的早櫻幾乎谢晒,包括永代橋頭的,今天又去了一次。請問24號(後天)去你拍片的地方還欣賞到嗎? 本來24號準備去多摩湖的,有什麼好建議嗎? 會開車出行1日遊,如果你組團那該多好!其碼花期清楚,外國人總是沒有日本本地人了解。再一次謝謝!

  5. So pretty the Cherry Blossoms! Their aroma must be so calming. Wow! Mt Fuji with the Moon next to it! Beautiful! Kawaguchiko is where that famous 7-Eleven with Mt Fuji behind is! Visited there several years ago. Thanks for sharing!

  6. Wowwwww!!!! Thank you very much for sharing this…. arigatōgozaimasu. really nice to see this but will be wonderful to be there but i don't think i'll be seeing this as I'll be there next month.

    which one do you think that there will still be sakura to see as beautiful as this one. thanks in advance.

  7. I really enjoy😊 the spectacular Ichinoseki Harane and the wonderful atmosphere of the Forest and Water Park. The Harumeka cherry blossoms are bright pink and seem to be larger than those of the Kawazu variety, they are incredibly beautiful like the performances of Yuzuru Hanyu 💚, of whom I am a fan. Thank you Ichiro for filming these wonderful places💜. Mt. Fuji as always magnificent💓

  8. So many beautiful views. The view of Mt. Fuji a 1:11 was stunning. Arigatougozaimasu for brightening my day with your video. 🌸🌸🌸

  9. Hi! Your journey was so wonderful and captivated me! The beautiful cherry blossoms refreshed me. Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed watching it until the end. I hope you have a happy week dear friend❤💞💕✨

  10. 觀看先生的作品是一種享受❤此外,亦是學習拍攝的機會。現在對櫻花品種有更深的了解。謝謝一郎先生😊

  11. 春めきザクラ🌸🌸
    初めて知りました。
    固まって咲いてるので圧巻で香り漂う桜並木通りを散策って最高😆
    羨ましいのは、ご近所さんは毎年独り占め出来る事ですね🌸

  12. Beautiful video. Was wanting to visit Japan during Cherry Blossom season but is aware of the crowd and a lot of negative PR. Thank you for bringing the beauty to us. 🙏🙏🙏