Funaoka Joshi Park is the only one in Miyagi Prefecture listed on Japan’s top 100 cherry blossom viewing spots. The recommended way to appreciate beautiful scenery is taking monorail slope car through 305-metre long sakura tunnel and arriving at 24-metre tall Funaoka Heiwa Kannon statue on the mountaintop. The park is connected with Shiraishi River which is also a famed place to view cherry blossoms by the Shibata Sen’oukyo bridge.
Admission: free of charge
Number of sakura trees: 1,300
The age of trees:
Variety: Yoshino cherry
2019/2020 Cherry Blossom Viewing Dates at Funaoka Joshi Park
Cherry blossom viewing period: early to mid April
Best time to view in 2019: mid April
Best time to view in 2020 (estimated): mid April
Light-up:
Cherry blossom festival in 2019: April 3 to 21
How to visit
Access: A 15-minutes walk from JR Funaoka Station
Address: 95-1, Oaza-Funaoka Tateyama, Shibata Town, Shibata Province, Miyagi Prefecture
Japanese address: 宮城県柴田郡柴田町船岡舘山
