Asuwa River Cherry Blossoms
足羽川桜並木
A roughly 2.2-km cherry blossom tunnel along the Asuwa River in central Fukui City, listed among Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots and especially lovely at night.
About 600 Somei-Yoshino cherry trees line the Asuwa River embankment, forming a roughly 2.2-km blossom tunnel, one of the longest cherry tree avenues in Japan. It is listed among Japan's 100 best cherry blossom spots, along with the nearby Asuwayama Park. During the blossom season the Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival is held, with lanterns lit at night, and the riverbanks also bloom with rapeseed flowers, whose pink and yellow hues complement each other. Admission is free. Getting there: walk about 10 to 15 minutes from Fukui Station to the Sakura Bridge area, or take the Fukui Railway tram. Outside the blossom season it is an ordinary riverbank, and you can climb Asuwayama on the way for a view over the city.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Fukui Castle Ruins
- Fukui Station Dinosaur Plaza
- Yōkōkan Garden
- Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins
- Maruoka Castle
- Eihei-ji Temple
- Echizen Washi Village
- Awara Onsen