If your visiting Japan you probably know all to well the strong influence that the cherry blossoms have. Not only are they beautiful they’re like a symbol of Japan. But most importantly they’re super delicate and rare! Depending on the prior season you can easily miss them

Cherry Blossom Dates around Tokyo

Tokyo: March 25- April 3

Yokohama: March 31st-April 8th

Lake Kawaguchiko: April 9th- 18th ( A day trip from Tokyo)

Japanese Cherry blossoms sakura lake kawaguchi

Near Mt. Fujis Lake kawaguchi

 

I’m focusing on the areas around Tokyo and Yokohama. I took a 5 day journey exploring all the main places to see cherry blossoms. This list is in the order of my YouTube video if you’d like a visual reference.

  1. ChidorigafuchiJapanese Cherry blossoms sakura chidorgafuchi Japanese Cherry blossoms sakura chidorigafuchi 2

  2. Yasukuni Shrinesakura cherry blossoms in japan

  3. Kitanomaru Park

  4. Shinjuku Gyoen♥Japanese Cherry blossoms sakura shinjuku gyoen 2 Japanese Cherry blossoms sakura shinjuku gyoen 2 Japanese Cherry blossoms sakura shinjuku gyoen 2

  5. Naka meguro River♥Japanese Cherry blossoms sakura Nakameguro

  6. Roppongi Tokyo Midtowntokyo midtown roppongi cherry blossoms

  7. Hinokicho Park

  8. Yoyogi Park

  9. Sumida Park

  10. Asakusaasakusa japan cherry blossoms

  11. Ueno Park♥

  12. Shinobazunoike

  13. Sankeien Garden♥Japanese Cherry blossoms sakura sankeien ice cream Japanese Cherry blossoms sakura sankeien ice cream Japanese Cherry blossoms sakura sankeien ice cream

  14. America Yama Park

  15. Yokohama Foreign general Cemetery

  16. Unga Park near World Porter

  17. Akarenga Park near The red brick building

 

RECOMMENDATIONS

Of this list I highly recommend visiting at least one park and one walking style locations

For the Parks in Tokyo I recommend Ueno Park or Shinjuku Gyoen. Both are very large with a nice amount of trees and space for people to relax. Ueno has less space but more options for things to do and see with amazing food stalls and a river park right across the street.

For a walking style place Naka Meguro is a must. I’ve yet to see cherry Blossoms as beautiful as the ones there. Naka Meguro is a very crowded spot due to it’s location and popularity. However, there are many restaurants lining the river so if you ever get tired just pop into one for some hot wine.

My Favorite Location

My favorite location of all is Sankeien Gardens in Yokohama. This beautiful Japanese garden is like a dream. Such beautiful landscaping. Think of this place as a small traditional village and less like a park. There’s a river, multiple Japanese houses you can walk through, a museum, a tea ceremony room, restaurants and more. Also, the best part of all is that its typically less crowded than the Tokyo locations.

I hope this was helpful be sure to Check out my Video for a better reference

ENJOY