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Hiwayama Park

Japan, 1-10 Minamishinmachi, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture 998-0063

Hiyoriyama Park is also a famous cherry blossom viewing spot, and the Sakata Hiyoriyama Cherry Blossom Festival is held there every year in mid-April. About 400 cherry trees, including Somei Yoshino, bloom in full glory, and are lit up with lanterns at night. The park is home to one of Japan's oldest wooden hexagonal lighthouses, a compass stone, and a half-scale replica of a Sengokubune ship that was once in use, giving it the atmosphere of a port town.