Asahi Funakawa Spring Quartet

A Spring Quartet of the Northern Alps, Rows of Cherry Trees, Tulips, and Nanohana Flowers

Table of Contents

1 What is the `Spring Quarter`
2 Alps Mountians
3 The Cherry Blossom
4 Tulips & Rapeseed Flowers
5 Local Food
6 Access
7 Information

What is the `Spring Quarter`

Local farmers in the Funagawashin area plant nanohana flowers (rapeseed flowers) and early-flowering tulips every year to go with the cherry trees along the Funakawa River in Asahi Town in Toyama Prefecture.

The rows of cherry trees, the tulips, the rapeseed flowers and with the snowy peaks of the northern Alps inluding Mt. Shirouma and Mt. Asahi create a beautiful Spring Quartet:
White mountains, pink cherry blossoms, red tulip flowers and yellow canola flowers.

Alps Mountians

The township of Asahi is located on the border of Toyama and Niigata Prefectures. It’s blessed by a profound history and deep culture, and is nestled within a staggering diversity of terrain ranging from the Hisui Coast sitting at sea level to the 3,000-meter-high Northern Alps peaks of Mt. Asahi and Mt. Shirouma.

The Cherry Blossom

The banks of the Funakawa River, which flows through the western side of Asahi, are roughly 600 meters long. Here around 280 Yoshino cherry trees, which were planted by local residents when working on the river, burst into a radiant tunnel of pink during spring, delighting the locals and attracting flocks of both domestic and international visitors.

Tulips & Rapeseed Flowers

At the same time with the Cherry Blossom there are 600,000 dazzling and colorful tulips alongside an ocean of golden “nanohana” rapeseed flowers which the local farmers plant for this amazing view!

Local Food

On the place there also local food that you can buy and eat while watching this beautiful view

Access

By car –
The place is popular in weekends so for making it easy and with no traffic jam , they make a free shuttle bus only for weekends! And not allowing to park near the place.
You can park your car at Asahi General Hospital area, and from there you can take a free shuttle bus.

By train –
They make a free shuttle bus not only in weekends but also in weekdays from Tomari Station during the peak season.
In weekdays the bus come every 30 minutes.
In weekend the bus come every 15 minutes.

Information

Name:
Asahi Funakawa Spring Quartet
あさひ船川　春の四重奏

Hours:
24 hours open

Best Season:
Beginning of April ( The first two weeks of April) But the exact date may change depend the Cherry Blossom blooming
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