The cherry blossoms at Bansho in Ogawa Village, Nagano Prefecture, reach full bloom in mid-April, making for a popular photo opportunity with the Northern Alps in the background, attracting tourists from all over the country. Ogawa Village is a fitting location for the utopia depicted in Tao Yuanming's Chinese poetry.
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