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Hiyoriyama Park

Travel Guide - Hiyoriyama Park

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Hiyoriyama Park sits on a gentle hill in Ishimaki City. From the park at 56 meters high above the ground, you can see the the panoramic view of Ishimaki City, including the Kyu-Kitagami-gawa River and Ishimaki Port. This area has been famous for its cherry blossoms in the spring since the Edo Period (1603 - 1868). Today, Azaleas in the park during the early summer are also well known. There are statues of Matsuo Basho and his apprentice Kawai Sora who visited here in 1689 stand in the park.

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  • Open 24 hours

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  • No closing days

Price / Entrance FeePrice / Entrance Fee

  • Admission Free

Access / Public TransportAccess / Public Transport

  • 20 minutes walk from JR Ishimaki Station

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    Goh Wen Jian @GohWJ97 - 2019-03-22
    Day 4: Also went to Hiyoriyama Park that once became the evacuation and witnessing point during the tsunami in 2011… https://t.co/laVfZ6rUXI
    magdalena osumi 💁🏼‍♀️ @jt_mag_os - 2019-03-11
    Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. The Hiyoriyama Park, where this photo was taken, overlooks the coast where a giganti… https://t.co/7p1Hehs9js
    Mace @RoyaleVision - 2019-03-01
    - Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge receives a paper crane from a tsunami survivor at Hiyoriyama Park
    - Prince… https://t.co/kscTcIRo5Z
    JpnScope @jpnscope - 2018-10-19
    Watch @erykahhemming's #periscope broadcast:

    Hello from Hiyoriyama Park⛩, Ishinomaki, a town recovering from Tsun… https://t.co/Ve1MQVDYdE
    Cup of Love @mywhirlwindkid - 2018-08-17
    @porgavenger IKR, I went to Hiyoriyama Park in Ishinomaki last May and I still felt like crying at what I saw
    Cup of Love @mywhirlwindkid - 2018-06-01
    On my last visit, I went to Ishinomaki. The before pics on the viewing platform at Hiyoriyama Park in contrast to w… https://t.co/bWtusB9feW
    Mace @RoyaleVision - 2018-03-01
    #royal #flashback March 1, 2015 - Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge meets tsunami survivors, and receives a pap… https://t.co/86s063LPgf
    TANOSHIMU.Japan @TANOSHIMU_Japan - 2018-01-23
    The 'Hidden-Beauty' Small Towns & Villages in Japan - 'Sakta City' in Yamagata Prefecture (1)
    'Hiyoriyama Park' is… https://t.co/HjXF4KydhK
    maya @OG_fl_maya - 2017-10-10
    I went to Ishinomaki with my children.
    The scenery to see from Hiyoriyama Park was splendid.
    However, it is still t… https://t.co/OjTPa4oEHn
    zaki48 @zaki48 - 2017-09-03
    'Inside Out Project, Ishinomaki' by JR in REBORN ART FESTIVAL 2017 at Hiyoriyama Park (日和山公園) #Ishinomaki #Miyagi https://t.co/gg3nR8IrVD
    ( `･3･´) 調子はどうだ？ @TakeitShoSho - 2016-01-22
    1/17 Hiyoriyama Park, Miyagi
    1/19 Disneyland, Chiba
    1/21 Miyajidake Shrine, Fukuoka

    Where Sho had been to recently~
    ( `･3･´) 調子はどうだ？ @TakeitShoSho - 2016-01-22
    1/17 Hiyoriyama Park, Miyagi
    1/19 Disneyland, Chiba
    1/21 Miyajidake Shrine, Fukuoka

    Where Sho had been to recently~
    ( `･3･´) 調子はどうだ？ @TakeitShoSho - 2016-01-22
    1/17 Hiyoriyama Park, Miyagi
    1/19 Disneyland, Chiba
    1/21 Miyajidake Shrine, Fukuoka

    Where Sho had been to recently~
    Dyshelly Nurkartika @dyshelldyshell - 2015-12-24
    Hiyoriyama Park is a hilltop park in central Ishinomaki City. Situated 56 meters above sea level on the… [pic] — https://t.co/Mbt9NBxOJA
    Patricia Anne @PatSalanguit - 2015-08-30
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    patchy @PatSalanguit - 2015-08-30
    Hiyoriyama Park & more on http://t.co/vwmKPqLBom 🌻 check it out!!! 💗 https://t.co/0Hi2zGxdSK
    The Dutchess Kate @kate_Daily - 2015-03-02
    Prince William visits the ravaged waterfront area which were devastated by the 2011 tsunami at Hiyoriyama Park... http://t.co/TuDPqqpPX2

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