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Small Paradise on Kyzuryu Riverbank

Beautiful riverbank decorated with cherry trees

Takako Sakamoto Apr 28, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>Cherry tree boughs with snowy mountains in the background</p>

<p>Spacious Kuzuryu riverbank and beautiful mountains</p>

<p>Endless rows of cherry trees in full bloom</p>

<p>The open space along the Kuzuryu River was turned into a mallet golf course</p>

<p>The riverbank is surrounded by beautiful mountains</p>

<p>Green lawn of a mallet golf course</p>

<p>An old man looking into a hole of the mallet golf course</p>

<p>Cherry blossoms and snow-capped mountains</p>

<p>Only a few people were enjoying this great view</p>

<p>A father and son playing baseball on the lawn along the river</p>

<p>A couple enjoying a relaxing time in a beautiful scenery</p>

<p>A father and daughter taking a stroll along the river</p>

On my way home from a cherry blossom festival held at the banks of Kuruzyu River with carp streamers and cherry blossoms near Katsuyama Station of Echizen Railways, I spotted a heavenly line of beautiful cherry trees on the riverbank. Mesmerized, I stopped my car and decided to explore the place. There was a spacious mallet golf course in the open area beside the river, and the banks were lined with beautiful cherry trees in full bloom. There were only a few people appreciating the great view of still snowy mountains, the gently flowing river, the green lawn and the pretty cherry blossoms. It seemed like heaven after the crowded festival I had just visited. Katsuyama is truly a small paradise on earth!

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...