八重桜と宮城県庁

宮城県庁前の勾当台公園で撮影した八重桜です。

八重桜の多くは、ソメイヨシノに比べて開花期が1～2週間ほど遅く、今頃が満開です。宮城県庁の現在の本庁舎は、二代目県庁舎を解体した跡地に1989年5月に完成したものです。当時は宮城県で三番目に高い高層ビルで、多くの見物客でにぎわったとのことです。現在も18階の展望ホールは自由に見学でき、レストランもあります。

English

 It is a double flowering cherry tree photoed  by the Miyagi prefectural office in Kotodai(勾当台) park.

Compared with a Prunus yedoensis, about one to two weeks, a time of flowering of  double flowering cherry trees. is a slowly and now is full bloom . 

 This government building  of a Miyagi  prefectural office will be completed at the former site which disassembled the second generation prefectural office building in May, 1989 . At the time, it was the  third high-rise building inMiyagi Prefecture , because there is a "prospect hole" freely put free on the top floor,I  heard  that it  was crowded with many spectators. Currently the 18th floor of the outlook hall freely can visit, there is also a restaurant.