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The Hitome Senbonzakura & Funaoka Castle

Springtime in Miyagi

Donny Kimball
8 min readMay 6, 2023

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The Shibata Sakura Festival, the Zao Mountains, Funaoka Castle Park (船岡 城址 公園) and the Hitome Senbon Zakura from the observation deck that crosses over the the Tohoku Line’s train tracks.
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Today, I want to take a second to introduce a pair of attractions from my adventures this spring. Known as the Hitome Senbonzakura and Funaoka Castle Ruins Park, this duo of destinations can be found up in the southernmost portions of Miyagi Prefecture. Known for their annual cherry blossom…

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Donny Kimball

I'm a travel writer and freelance digital marketer who blogs about the sides of Japan that you can't find in the mainstream media. https://donnykimball.com/