 The moat surrounding the centre of the park is a common spot for cherry blossom viewing in spring.Completed in 1663, Zuiryū-ji temple, is just south of Takaoka Station and a designated National Treasure of Japan.This Zen temple was constructed to mourn for the death of Maeda Toshinaga who fortified Takaoka and is celebrated as being reminiscent of architecture from the early Edo period.