Kogetsu Pond

If ever you find yourself in Akita City, Senshu Park (千秋公園）deserves to be near the top of your sightseeing list. Built on the ruins of Kubota Castle, home of the first lord of Akita, Kubota Han, the park is still a major location for tourists and locals alike. The former Kubota Castle was consumed in a great conflagration in 1880 and established as a park for the city in 1890, and the park has been in operation in some form for over 130 years. In the park, the four seasons can be felt and seen clearly each year, and today we’re going to take a look at the park in Spring and Summer. Spring in Senshu Park means the cherry blossoms are blooming. All 700 of them. They start blooming mid-April and start to fall at the end of April. On the way up to the park, you can stop at a small pond with a line of pink and white cherry blossoms. In the pond there are several turtles, and if you’re lucky you can get a close glimpse of them.

Small but nice.

Really peaceful park. Thought the flowers were gonna be in bloom though: must have just missed them

After entering the castle gate, we chose the rightmost route for a walk around. Before walking from the "Kubota Castle Gate" to the "Mikao Shrine", we will pass by this pond first. Apart from the stone tiles and the fountain, the most eye-catching thing is probably the one we pass by. The weeping branches of the "しだれwillow" next to the wooden bridge beside the pond reach shoulder height, and it's hard not to notice.

2024.3.31.Visit 1896 (Meiji 29) As Japan's first park designer Designed by the famous Yasuhei Nagaoka Artificial pond with fountain 2008 Designated as a scenic spot by Akita City Reminiscent of the mountain ranges of China Iwashima are arranged and Taikobashi etc. be Cherry blossoms, azaleas, wisteria flowers, etc. Decorating the area around the pond 2024.5.1.Visit The fresh greenery was bright and the azaleas were in full bloom. the fountain is working Lots of tourists and strollers It was crowded with citizens 2024.5.10.Visit The azaleas were in full bloom, Photographed Wisteria flowers on the wisteria trellis in the pond It was spectacular