==Hanami Parties==

==Hanami Parties==

The concept is very simple: You and your friends find a good spot for looking at the trees -- ideally right underneath them -- and have a party.  Many parties consist of snack foods, a yakiniku-style barbecue grill plus some raw meat, and topped off with plenty of beer and sake.

The concept is very simple: You and your friends find a good spot for looking at the trees -- ideally right underneath them -- and have a party.  Many parties consist of snack foods, a yakiniku-style barbecue grill plus some raw meat, and topped off with plenty of beer and sake.

*:A fairly dense collection of blossoms surround the base of former Kameyama Castle at the park in the middle of the city.

*:A fairly dense collection of blossoms surround the base of former Kameyama Castle at the park in the middle of the city.

*''Komono'' : '''[[Yunoyama Onsen]]''' - Somei Yoshino and Mountain Cherry Blossoms

*''Komono'' : '''[[Mount Gozaisho#Yunoyama Onsen|Yunoyama Onsen]]''' - Somei Yoshino and Mountain Cherry Blossoms

*:The road between Yunoyama Station and the onsen, leading up towards [[Mount Gozaisho]], is lined with sakura.

*:The road between Yunoyama Station and the onsen, leading up towards [[Mount Gozaisho]], is lined with sakura.

*:This park is pretty all-year round but attracts people in April mainly for its weeping sakura.

*:This park is pretty all-year round but attracts people in April mainly for its weeping sakura.