▁of ▁the ▁festival , ▁a ▁M och i ▁scatter ing ▁ceremony ▁is ▁held ▁where ▁hundreds ▁of ▁people ▁fill ▁the ▁assembly ▁grounds . ▁ ▁Tour ist ▁sites ▁▁ ▁In ▁spring ▁time ▁the ▁park ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁cher ry ▁bl oss oms ▁and ▁sh ak un age ▁flowers ▁( rh od od end ron ), ▁a ▁sight ▁that ▁is ▁famous ▁within ▁Koch i ▁pre fect ure . ▁ ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁park ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁Sh ak un age ▁Park . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁entrance ▁is ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁K enz an ▁Non aka ▁( 野 中 ▁ <0xE5> <0x85> <0xBC> 山 ), ▁a ▁local ▁politician ▁during ▁the ▁E do ▁period . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 4 7 0   m ▁Sh i rag a ▁is ▁M oto y ama ' s ▁most ▁prominent ▁mountain . ▁ ▁When ▁asc ending ▁the ▁mountain , ▁one ▁can ▁see ▁hin oki ▁( cy press ) ▁trees ▁from ▁ 1 5 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 ▁years ▁old ▁by ▁the ▁road ▁side . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁approach ▁sites ▁where ▁mount aine ers ▁can ▁begin ▁their ▁as cent , ▁which ▁should ▁take ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁A ▁location ▁with ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁of ▁history ▁with ▁beautiful ▁flowers ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁but ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁great ▁place ▁to ▁go ▁camp ing ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁Deep ▁inside ▁the ▁mountains ▁one ▁can ▁see ▁a ▁water fall ▁that ▁se ws ▁its ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁green ery ▁and ▁fol i age . ▁ ▁Local ▁products ▁