A scene from “101-kaime eno Hirosaki Koen no Sakura (2020),” the winner of the grand prize in the video category at the regional promotion awards (Provided by the Hirosaki city’s tourism division)
HIROSAKI, Aomori Prefecture A video clip featuring cherry blossoms in an eerily empty Hirosaki Park here won the grand prize in the video category of the regional promotion awards.
Organized by the Tokyo-based Japan Center for Regional Development, the awards honor excellence in videos and pamphlets that promote the charms of local areas.
Titled “101-kaime eno Hirosaki Koen no Sakura (2020)” (Cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Park for the 101st installment), the video produced by Ringo Music Inc. was lauded for its mysterious and beautiful imagery of cherry blossoms at the renowned park. The four-minute, 48-second video included aerial footage taken by a drone, scenes of cherry blossoms blooming and falling, as well as tree doctors at the park.