article_snippet.sent: One of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, the Kenrouken in Kanazawa is known for the Kenrouken in Kanazawa breathtaking cherry blossom blooms .
article_snippet.sent: It's hard to know just when the cherry blossoms will bloom in Japan each year, but in Kanazawa in the Ishikawa region of Japan, it's traditionally during the first half of the month of April.
article_snippet.sent: The nearby Kenrokuen Garden, designated as a National Site of Historical Significance, is part of the Kanazawa Castle grounds and open the public free of charge for the two weeks surrounding the cherry blossom season.
article_snippet.sent: Each year, usually around the second week in March, the Jerte valley cherry trees cover the mountainside in an impressive blanket of white flowers.
article_snippet.sent: The Cherry Blossom Fiesta is held in the valley during the second week in MarchMarch, as well, and includes exhibitions, musical performances and guided tours to the Los Infiernos Nature Reserve and the Cherry Museum.
article_snippet.sent: And don't miss the city's famed National Cherry Blossom Festival, which celebrates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo.
article_snippet.sent: This year, the city's famed National Cherry Blossom Festival, which celebrates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo runs through April 12.
highlights_snippet.sent: Head to Kanazawa, Japan, to take in the cherry tree blossoms, which traditionally bloom in the first half of April .
  