In Hachimantai City, where the cherry blossom front reaches its end in Iwate Prefecture, the cherry blossoms at the foot of the mountain are in full bloom. Only one cherry tree was left when the shrine that was built there was relocated in Taisho 8, and the sight of Mt.
Iwate in bloom with the melting snow on its back is truly superb. Families and photography enthusiasts from inside and outside the prefecture enjoyed the fleeting spring in Tohoku.