Miharu Takizakura

It is a weeping higan cherry (Prunus subhirtella var.

Polls frequently rank it as the number one tree in all of Japan.

Around 300,000 people visit the Miharu Takizakura each year, making it an important source of income for Miharu, which is otherwise a farming community of around 17,000 people.

The tree suffered some damage from heavy snow in January 2005, breaking several branches; residents brushed off the snow and built wooden supports to limit damage.

It was unharmed by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, but in the immediate aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster the number of visitors decreased markedly.