600 Years Old! Totsube no Sakura 4/2/2024 [Fukushima, 戸津辺の桜, 福島]

Sakura time! Finally the sakura are blooming and we are so excited! Join us on our sakura journey north! For the next month and a bit we will be chasing the sakura. Usually we travel from place to place and move gradually. This time we are going to whatever is blooming! This means our travel pattern is very wonky. We move up and down many times as we chase the sakura. Sakura petals are very fragile and do not last long, it's a tough game to make sure we get to these places at the perfect time.
The first place to bloom is Totsube, it just so happens to be known as the first blooming Sakura tree in Fukushima. It is 600 years old! After that we head to a nearby historic spot where we learn a lot about the local Aizu history.

やっと桜が見れました！今年は例年よりも全体的に開花がかなり遅く、待っても待っても中々計画通りに桜の旅が進まず。。。そんな中、戸津辺の桜の開花情報が！行ってみると大迫力でライトアップも綺麗で楽しめました！

その後は歴史のある飯盛山エリアへ！白虎隊の歴史を学びました！

Hello! We are Tetsu & Reid, a Japanese and American couple living in Japan with a goal to travel around the country, van style! This is our experience buying a used van in Japan that we are converting into a livable space for our trip. We will show the process of making the van and the travel that follows next. Excited to show this journey!

いつもありがとうございます！Tetsu & Reidです！日本とアメリカの国際夫婦で軽バンの中で生活し、日本を旅しています！軽バンのDIYから、日本での旅の様子まで、一緒に楽しんでいただけたら幸いです！よろしくお願い致します！