剛從東北賞櫻回來,5月初可能只剩盛岡以北還有一點機會

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剛從東北賞櫻回來,這次從仙台一路北上、直到弘前,有的早已「葉櫻」,有的尚未開花,有的正值滿開,不過聽說整體而言,今年東北花期似乎符合平均值,部分地區略早一點。

4/23,大河原、船岡「一目千本櫻」,葉櫻:
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4/23,北上「北上展勝地」,滿開:
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4/24,盛岡「石割櫻」,散始:
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4/24,盛岡「盛岡城跡公園」,滿開:
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4/24,鶯宿溫泉,未開,旅館說,預估5月連休時會滿開:
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4/25,角館市區,多半未開,部分開3成,僅「伝承館」旁有一排枝垂櫻滿開:
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4/25,角館「桧木內川堤」,未開,預估5月初時會滿開:
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4/26,弘前「弘前城」,外濠滿開:
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4/26,弘前「弘前城」,內濠及二の丸3~7分開:
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4/26,弘前「弘前城」,本丸,滿開:
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4/26,弘前「弘前城」,西濠東隧道,3分開:
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→西濠東隧道3分開(圖左側)、西隧道則是滿開(圖右側):
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→從西濠東隧道看西隧道,對面滿開、這邊還沒全開:
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4/26,弘前「弘前城」,西濠西隧道,滿開:
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4/26,弘前「弘前城」,四の丸及護國神社前廣場,滿開:
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回程時因為還有一點時間,臨時繞到松島去看看,想當然,已經掉得差不多了:
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5月初才要出發前往日本的棧友們,盛岡以南可以直接跳過(除了鶯宿溫泉),盛岡以北、以西的角館應該有機會可以看到一些花況,弘前城至少還有內濠、西濠也有機會看到一些,否則,或許就要更北上到北海道了!
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和版大一樣也安排了船岡和白石城. 20號到仙台本打算第二天21號去的,看過櫻前線覺得太晚了,就立馬改成當天滿開福島的鶴ヶ城. 雖然當天雨下的不小,但首次看到滿開盛況的爸媽還是很開心. 個人心得是賞櫻不能全靠運氣,機動性高有時更重要.

在就要結束這次日本行前,想到上週沒看成的角館再試一次. 沒想到24號還都是花苞的桧木內川堤,才一個禮拜已經開始冒綠葉了,武家屋敷的枝垂櫻狀況更糟. 連向來晚開的弘前與角館都已近尾聲,除非想看櫻吹雪,我覺得現在要賞櫻往北海道會更可行. 底下是一些今天在角館拍的照片:
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