Its symbol, a 15-meter-high and 20-meter-wide weeping cherry tree, greets visitors to the park as soon as they enter through the main gate. While in the neighborhood: Shop at Tokyo Skytree’s Solamachi or go to the tower’s observatory for a spectacular bird-eye view of the cherry trees.Ī quintessential, traditional Edo period Japanese garden, Rikugien is also a splendid sakura viewing spot each spring. Enjoy the spectacular view of more than 960 cherry trees blooming along the Sumida River, with Tokyo Skytree in the background. On the other side of the river, at Sumida Park, you can find yakatabune, or traditional floating restaurants. Taking the water bus along the river is a popular viewing activity, too, but be warned that it gets crowded, so make sure to book your ride in advance. A walk along the banks is a perfect way to see the sakura trees lining the riverside. While in the neighborhood: See Japan’s cutest pandas at Ueno Zoo or enjoy the currently ongoing Lineage of Eccentrics: The Miraculous World of Edo Painting exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.Ĭlose to Asakusa station and the area’s famous temple, the Sumida River cuts a swath through Tokyo’s historic shitamachi (old downtown) neighborhoods. Stay into the evening as the flowers are lit up by the soft glow of lanterns. This spot rightfully draws a huge crowd of revelers and has many yatai, or food stalls, in the area, so bring your appetite.
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Just steps from Ueno station, this park is filled with some 800 sakura trees, and when the blossoms reach full bloom it’s like walking under a canopy of sakura-filled clouds and cherry blossom snow. Ueno Park © Photo by Janusz's Rumpelkiste It has four spacious floors of great coffee, amazing pastries and even a bar. While in the neighborhood: Stop by at the newly opened Starbucks Reserve Roastery, the world’s largest Starbucks to date. For more information on what you’ll encounter along the river, see this article.
This is also where the lively Nakameguro Sakura Festival (April 7), a day dedicated to celebrating spring through live music performances and food stalls, is held.
With 800 trees spread along four kilometers of the river, there are plenty of beautiful blossoms to enjoy viewing under the stars. Get there from dusk onward to experience the yozakura (night time sakura viewing) lit up by pink and orange lanterns. This river’s location in a hip residential neighborhood, coupled with the way the trees drape over the water, makes for a stunning walk. This year, the Tokyo sakura is expected to be in full bloom around March 29, so plan ahead and make your own sakura map along these stunning eight spots where you can see the blooms at their best. In the past, we told you about some of the top family-friendly hanami spots in Tokyo, but pretty much wherever you do it, hanami is an activity that appeals to people of all ages, which is one of the things that makes it so great. It’s an experience a spiritual metaphor for the beautiful but fleeting nature of life and above all, a chance to get outside and eat, drink and be merry under the cover of beautiful pink and white blossoms. Literally translated as “flower viewing,” the hanami cultural ritual is so much more than just watching the pretty flowers.
The temperatures are steadily rising, the winter coats are being traded for lighter jackets, and the buds on cherry trees will start to open in about a week from now on, meaning it will soon be time for our favorite Japanese tradition: hanami.
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