race-course, and form an avenue. The colour of the 
flowers is either white or pale crimson. Such a large 
group of giant trees of the kind is found nowhere else. 
The flowering season is the latter part of April. 
8 Kumagaya-tsutsumi 
The famous cherry grove at Kumagaya runs along 
the embankment known as Kumagaya-tsutsumi, in the 
vicinity of Kumagaya railway station, Saitama Prefec- 
ture. The trees of this place belong to the Somei- 
Yoshino group. They were planted in 1883 and have 
now attained a fair size. The flower season here be- 
gins about the roth of April. 
9 Kamagatani 
The noted cherry grove of Kamagatani is in 
A cherry avenue on the embankment of Kumagaya 
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