Izu Shaboten Park Co., Ltd. Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture The local cherry blossoms loved by the locals, “Jogasaki Sakura”, are almost in full bloom at Izu Grandpal Park!

[Izu Shaboten Park Co., Ltd.] The local cherry blossom “Jogasaki Sakura” loved by the locals in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture is almost in full bloom at Izu Grandpal Park!
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Izu Shaboten Park Co., Ltd. Press release: March 12, 2025 The local cherry blossoms loved by locals in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture, “Jogasaki Cherry Blossoms,” are almost in full bloom at Izu Grandpal Park! As of March 10, 2025, two to three minutes bloom. Expected to be in full bloom from the weekend until next week
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38159/202/38159-202-7e7d5865aafb5597766b5f3ae325ba2f-2102×909.jpg The season for cherry blossom viewing has arrived At Izu Grandpal Park, the early-blooming local cherry tree “Jogasaki Sakura”, which was planted in 2004, is currently in bloom for two to three minutes.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38159/202/38159-202-92b57a20eede16f0fd9024d8b07eac0d-2880×1920.jpg Due to the rain and subsequent rise in temperature, the best viewing period is expected from the weekend to next week The cherry blossoms in our garden usually bloom in half in early March and reach their peak in mid-March. However, this year, perhaps due to the cold wave, the flowers started blooming about two weeks later than last year, which had a mild winter, and a little later than usual, and the best time to see them is expected to be from this weekend to next week.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38159/202/38159-202-b6ba15931c2e621cd6db2517989c4233-3600×2400.jpg “Jogasaki cherry tree” with lovely pink flowers
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38159/202/38159-202-5891851301e47ffb5c82e4ffed5b2de7-3600×2400.jpg Admire the cherry blossoms under the blue sky When the Jogasaki cherry blossoms are in full bloom, you can spend the day relaxing on the lawn admiring the cherry blossoms under the blue sky, and at night you can enjoy the beautiful collaboration of illuminations and illuminated cherry blossoms.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38159/202/38159-202-a50df9ae11d9347d3f695dc6d6b79c05-3600×2400.jpg The cherry blossoms are lit up at nighttime at “Izu Kogen Grand Illumi”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38159/202/38159-202-83578dedffff8be10fd55d10c97a4e78-3600×2400.jpg Illumination and cherry blossom competition “Jogasaki Sakura” is a natural hybrid of Oshima Sakura and Hikan Sakura, and it blooms with beautiful flowers with deep reddish cores. Since 2010, our garden has been planting various types of cherry blossoms, including
“Tairyozakura”, “Okanzakura”, and “Ryukyu Kanhizakura”. Currently, there are about 300 trees planted in the park, including about 70 Jogasaki cherry trees.

https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/38159/202/38159-202-4c14b3de1cf8ef645502493eacaa911a-3600×2400.jpg “Jogasaki cherry blossoms” loved by locals ＊＊＊Jogasaki cherry blossoms＊＊＊ [Scientific name] Prinus cv.’Jogasaki-zakura’
[Classification] Rosaceae, Sakura genus Approximately 70 Jogasaki cherry trees are planted at Izu Grandpal Park.
＊＊＊Cherry blossoms at Izu Grandpal Park＊＊＊ ■March-April Jogasaki cherry blossoms, Ryukyu Kanhi cherry blossoms, Tairyo cherry blossoms, Taikan cherry blossoms, Yang Guifei cherry blossoms, Nara double cherry blossoms, Yae red weeping cherry blossoms ■April, September to December October cherry blossoms (second season blooming) ■April, September to December Winter cherry blossoms (second season blooming) *Cherry blossom blooming and peak viewing times vary depending on the weather and temperature.
Izu Grandpal Park Official Homepage https://www.granpal.com/ Izu Kogen Grand Illumi Official Homepage https://granillumi.com/ *All daytime photos were taken on Monday, March 10, 2025. *The photo of the cherry blossoms at “Izu Kogen Grand Illumi” is an image of when they are in full bloom *Daytime and nighttime “Izu Kogen Grand Illumi” are switched day and night