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Japan’s Top 100 Blossoms: Shichikawa Dam (Wakayama)

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To commemorate the completion of the Shichikawa Dam in 1959, local residents planted 3,000 somei yoshino trees around the 5-kilometer circumference of the newly created reservoir. The Sada Sakura Festival, held when the cherries are in full bloom, is a feast for the eyes, with colorful koinobori (carp streamers) flying above the light pink blossoms.
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The highly scenic Koza River, where the Shichikawa Dam is located, is noted for its unique rock formations formed from molten lava and through weathering and erosion—including a huge slab measuring 100 meters high and 500 meters wide that has been designated as a natural monument.

Shichikawa Dam (Wakayama)

  • Variety: Somei yoshino
  • No. of trees: 3,000
  • When: Late March to early April
  • Hours: Open 24 hrs.
  • Admission: Free
  • Address: Sada, Kozagawa-chō, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama

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(Translated from Japanese. Banner photo © Kozagawa Town.)

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