There are cherry blossom viewing spots along the Nagase River that runs through Yao City, Osaka.  The Nagase River was formerly known as the Yamato River.  This former Yamato River is also called the Kyuhoji River, and it was a large river with a width of 200m, where Yaohama and the Kyuhoji pier are located.  A sword-tip ship came and went to the Senba along the Okawa (New-Yodo River) via Kyobashi, carrying people, rice, and timber.  It was an important river that directly connected Nara and the center of Osaka.  However, due to repeated floods, the former Yamato River was replaced on a large scale and became the current Yamato River. The current Nagase River is about 5m wide at most, and cherry blossoms and hydrangeas are planted on the banks of the river, so you can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons.  Red bonbori lanterns are also hung, and when the cherry blossoms begin to bloom soon, the haiku and senryu strips sway in the wind, and you can enjoy the wind.

大阪八尾市を流れる長瀬川沿いにちょっとした花見所があります。長瀬川は、以前は大和川と呼ばれていました。この旧大和川は久宝寺川とも呼ばれ、八尾浜や久宝寺船着き場のある川幅は200ｍも有る大河でした。京橋を経て大川(新淀川)沿いにある船場まで剣先船が往来し、人や米、木材などを運んでいました。奈良と大阪の中心部を直結する重要な河川であったわけです。しかし、度重なる洪水によって、旧大和川は大規模な付替工事が行われて、現在の大和川になりました。現在の長瀬川は川幅も広い所で５m程、川岸には、桜やあじさいなどが植えられていて、四季折々の景色を楽しむことができます。紅いぼんぼり提灯も吊り下げられ、もうすぐ桜が咲き始めると俳句・川柳の短冊が風に揺らぎ、風流を堪能できます。