Cherry Blossoms at Tenshochi Park - One of the Three Best Sakura Spots in North Japan

[@HeatherHalavais]

Happy 3 year Q!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Thank you soooo much!!!

[@TopAnimeLoverEver]

"Why does everyone have to want to go see cherry blossoms? I hate everyone." Coming from the most relaxing-voiced, calm man, this is hilariously juxtaposed. (Or does that word only work with objects? 🤔) Also, mood. Mood, Quinlan. 😂 Thanks for sharing with us, and I hope you had a good time regardless! Sometimes I find long waits are worth it. In Japan though, not always, since people queue up for everything. But still. : )

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hahaha, yeah I had a bit of fun with that.

[@flavorhostage]

It's been a long time but I remember cherry blossom season to be gray and rainy. Funny how all the KZbin videos show such nice weather. :)

[@moze_R]

Food carts and sakura! love love. This was great Quinlan, thanks 😊

[@VerhoevenSimon]

Thank you for sharing your lovely outing, it really is a beautiful spot. I hope to be able to see them in person one day.

[@GoNorthJapan]

It'll be here next year! You definitely can!

[@HeatherHalavais]

Tenshochi Park is so charming! What old souls those 100 year old sakura are. That is a gorgeous canopy walk, especially when they start to drop their blossoms and it blows in the wind like confetti. Tacos, yes! I like the Tokyo park get-togethers better too, more of a party. This festival looked like a fun excursion still and I'm happy to see that you are feeling better and out and about. Thanks for working hard on this beautiful vid. It was fun to tag along with you!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Thanks so much for coming! It's nice that these sorts of events are starting to become a thing again! And yeah- when the blossoms are falling like snow ans swirling in the wind... it's perfect.

[@laurenbouchie2394]

Just beautiful! Japanese people always have such grace and do everything so beautiful! Your videos always portray the culture so well!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Thank you so much!!

[@8aba_Yaga]

Quin is better than any tourism promotional groups, every video just makes me wish i were there!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Thank you! I try my best!!

[@131211ish]

I really appreciate the real life going on in this one with the traffic. Glad that didn't stop you from enjoying your time there. Making me crave a root beer right now though lol.

[@michaelsmith7193]

What a fun outing! Thank you for sharing it with us - your drone footage really captured the scope of that beautiful cherry blossom corridor. And what an amazing array of food trucks! Thank you again!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Thanks! Really glad you liked it! Yeah- lots of good food always!

[@Thoraxe0987]

That looks like the perfect outing. Now I want to go. Also nothing gets me fired up more than food trucks.

[@GoNorthJapan]

This summer I think some of the festivals are going to be finally held again. They have TONS of food trucks!

[@Thoraxe0987]

@@GoNorthJapan And yet I can't get in to try them...

[@wt599313]

Beautiful park and incredible amount of cherry blossoms! Wonder if we will be able to see similar colorful leaves in this park during fall?

[@3tacoman]

Hell ya , pretty af

[@manfredmarschik]

Danke!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Thank you so much as always!! Really appreciate it!

[@kas6583]

As a fellow Wisconsinite, A&W root beer floats are the best. Thanks for sharing! 💗

[@GoNorthJapan]

Oh yeah totally. I haven't had one of those in more than a decade. Going to have to remedy that.

[@KellieLStimson]

Just beautiful! Looks like a lovely area. 🌸🌸🌸

[@JaytheP]

God those overhead shots are magic, I wish I could be in Japan right now. Hopefully next year I'll be there for the sakura

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yeah- hopefully next year!!

[@cypriennezed5640]

Ack, sorry about the traffic! Beautiful destination, thank you 🌟

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yeah, sometimes you gotta battle traffic to get somewhere during a popular time...

[@chrstopherblighton-sande2981]

What a beautiful atmosphere at the park there. The celebration of seasons and the seasonality in Japanese culture more generally is lovely and something I wish more countries would emulate in some way. Glad to see you looking well and enjoying your day - despite that traffic jam ;-)

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yeah, it's a beautiful park! Next time I'll aim for a parking lot a couple clicks away and walk there! ;)

[@ShaneNixonFamily]

We were lucky enough to be in Japan for the last sakura season before the pandemic. It was amazing. We saw heaps of the hanami parties in Kyoto as well. As the season progressed the blossoms would fall like snow. It was gorgeous. I'm a bit of a siracha fan myself. Anything with Japanese mayo is enhanced with lashings of siracha. Right now though for some strange reason I need a taco 😁

[@GoNorthJapan]

Sounds beautiful! Kyoto is a great place for hanami! And yeah- I always need a taco...

[@t.fahrmann9757]

..the 🍗🍘🍜🍙🍣🍟🌭 🚚 looked amzing and yummy 🤤😊😋

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yeah, totally love the food!

[@stitchie_play8260]

Another beautiful and informative video. Thanks for your talent!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Thanks!

[@kittykat3268]

Just beautiful :) i hope to see them in person one day. I'm actually torn between autumn and spring for a visit. I think i might be leaning towards autumn, though. Nice weather and a bit more time to see the leaves🍁. I'm glad I've got you KZbinr's to see the very brief cherry blossom season :) 🌸

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yeah.. that's a tough choice. Autumn is definitely super glorious though. You won't be disappointed either way.

[@TheDragonaf1]

what is this mans skin care routine wow

[@GoNorthJapan]

Seriously?! Wow thanks but I am super casual/lazy about that kind of thing. I wash my face when I shower in the morning... does that count?

[@centrifugedestroyer2579]

Thanks for the great video. I really love open air museums like that. And the cherry blossoms are obviously gorgeous as well : )

[@kammymarie13]

I was so curious about the tacos so I’m glad you went back to try them! I also love root beer but i could see how it would taste medicinal. What a gorgeous park, I hope the stressful drive was worth it 😊

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hahaha, it was totally worth it. I was actually listening to a podcast so I wasn't all that frustrated. I sort of hammed it up a bit for the video ;) (I did have to pee though.)

[@kammymarie13]

@@GoNorthJapan Having to pee makes everything so much worse! 😂

[@QueenToken]

1st thing I did when I flew back to Texas after studying abroad in Japan was go out for Texmex 🌮😋 queso, fajitas, and a margarita 🤣🤣🤣 love this quinlan 😍I hope I can go back and experience the cherry blossoms one day 🌸👀

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yes, I just go nuts on the Texmex when I visit the States as well. Hope you get the chance to visit soon!

[@GregH999]

Those blossoms wont last long in that wind...

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yeah, I filmed this a week ago and I think they're already mostly gone now.

[@deanzaZZR]

Looking at the map, I'm surprised you didn't simply take the train to Kitakami Station and hoof it from there. It would also be nice if JR (and other train operators) designed some cars to accommodate bicycles.

[@GoNorthJapan]

I had some other errands to run along the way so the train wasn't in the cards for me that day...

[@CelticUchuu]

If that last 1km was going to be 45 minutes in parked traffic, would've best to find parking and walk the last 1km. But that requires knowing ahead of time, especially if you're on a stretch of road where you can't do a U-turn. There is A&W in Canada and it's my preferred choice of fast food. I was always told that the ones in the US weren't anywhere near as good as the Canadian ones. A&W root beer is the best that I've tasted. Also good in swamp water, can be played with but generally 2/3 root beer and 1/3 orange pop.

[@RKusmie64]

Legend of Taro Cherryseed? ;-) (i'm sure most people won't get that, and it kinda makes the joke fall flat when no one gets it, but I'm trying for a Japanese version of Johnny Appleseed lol) Really enjoyed this video and a look at all those beautiful blossoms, Quinlan.

[@GoNorthJapan]

LOL nice. Glad you liked it!

[@FlexxenRandomPlaces]

Damn, the number of foodtrucks standing there, it's almost an attraction itself 🤣

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hahaha, yeah whenever there's a festival or an event there are tons of them.

[@theresalwayssomethingtobui944]

Kirei!

[@etherdog]

Quinlan, thanks for dropping in the facts about th 100 year old sakura! Are there docents at the Michinoku Folk Village? It looks very appealing!

[@GoNorthJapan]

I don't think there are docents there, or at least I haven't seen them. There is a small museum on the grounds that you have to pay a small fee to enter that has more details and probably has someone on staff that can provide more in-depth information.

[@jayphillips4942]

Beautiful walk!! Being from Arizona I have to say no to the sriracha tacos 🌮. Everything else was awesome!!! We’ll make you some real tacos sometime! PS. Love the jacket!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hahaha, you're not wrong about the sriracha tacos. They're OK... but yeah- I've been to mexico many times and it's not even the same thing at all... And yes- please make me real tacos sometime! Don't get them enough here. (And thanks- I love that jacket. Can only really wear it for a little while in the spring and fall, but I've had it for like 15 years now. Love it.)

[@Slewenski]

lol @ the mexican disclaimer XD haha i started doing my own little minami for a while since i had a park with cherry trees right next to my house (like...literally it was a tiny green patch starting from the back of the house lol) ...it was fun....and a real bummer i have not been able to do it anymore since moving :( it would be more fun with like an epic party thing like you mentioned happens in tokyo i'm sure...

[@GoNorthJapan]

I really miss the epic parties...

[@DadCanInJapan]

As a Brit who moved to Canada, I could not stand the taste of root beer. The only non-beer beer I like, is ginger beer, which I really miss along with a spicy Jamaican patty and potato pudding (Kensington Market, Toronto). Maybe I will take along some sriracha sauce for the patty next time I go back. 🙂

[@TheAntinowherelane]

I've yet to find a good taco in Japan. Maybe I set the bar too high as a South Western US native. I swear some day I'll start a real Taco shop in Japan lol.

[@TopAnimeLoverEver]

Oh man I hope so. I never even thought about the lack of tacos part of wanting to move to Japan, and I LOVE my taco bell. I mean it's not a deal breaker for me by any means, but still lol. Open that taco shop! Feed my soullll.

[@GoNorthJapan]

Please do! There are a couple of decent places in Tokyo, but nothing really up here.

[@InakaAdventure]

Hell is other people, the trick is to park 2 km away at a fami mart and walk the rest.

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yeah, that is definitely a more efficient way to do it.

[@t.fahrmann9757]

...what's this...🤔...a proper vlog with PEOPLE, downright crowds around you 😲🤯...great upload of course, as always 😁😅😂🤣

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hahaha, yea. I know most people watching my channel are interested mostly in Japan- so I'm going to try to show more of that instead of just wild natural areas. That was always the plan at the start, but with the pandemic it just was much easier to only film hiking...