Cherry Blossoms Fill the Iya Valley with Color!
Spring flowers brighten up the Iya Valley!
After a cold and snowy winter, the sakura (cherry blossoms) have welcomingly come a bit early this year to the Iya Valley and Oboke area, and they are just about reaching their peak in the lower parts of the valley around Iyakei Gorge and the main Kazurabashi Vine Bridge.
Over the next couple weeks into the middle of April the sakura will continue to bloom deeper in the valley within Oku-Iya out near Ochiai Village, Nagoro Scarecrow Village, and the Double Vine Bridges (which will re-open for the year on April 1st.)
But for anyone coming in through Oboke Station, the cherry blossoms are currently looking beautiful around the station area along Yoshino River, and in the evenings special spot lights illuminate the pink trees, creating a magical atmosphere.
But as the blossoms fall it only means that the warmer days of spring have finally arrived, and the bright new leaves of the forest will give an fresh verdant glow to the Iya Valley. Enjoy!!
