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You can go to Toji Temple from the Kyoto station on foot. The fivefold pagoda is highest in Japan and a popular sightseeing spot in Kyoto. Moreover, you can see a Shidare Zakura, a weeping cherry tree in spring. Illuminated cherry blossoms at night are very fantastic.
Name
Toji Temple
Address
1 Kujyo-cho Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-691-3325
Hours
5:00-17:00
How to get there
15 min walk from Kyoto Station, or 10 min walk from Toji Station. By bus, 10 min from Kyoto Station to Toji-mae.
Parking
Parking area is available
Hikone Castle is a popular cherry blossom spot in Shiga. When the blossoms begin to fall, many rafts of petals appear on the moat and make the cherry blossom reflections more beautiful. If you want to take photos, after the lights-out is better than when it's lighted. There're less people and you can take the whole cherry blossom equally in your photos without going whitish. You're encouraged to come to Shiga!
Name
Hikone Castle
Address
1-1 Konkicho, Hikone-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
Tel
0749-22-2742
Hours
8:30-17:00
How to get there
15 min walk from JR Hikone Station. 15 min by car from Hikone IC.
Parking
Parking area is available
I found a heart shape in the sky among Kawazu cherry blossoms lighted at night. There're about 300 trees of Kawazu Zakura, and we can enjoy the blossoms during May. The night illumination was very beautiful!
Name
Nabana no Sato
Address
270 Komaeurushibata Nagashima-cho, Kuwana-shi, MieGoogle Map
Tel
0594-41-0787
Hours
9:00-22:00
How to get there
By car, 10 min from Nagashima IC. By bus, 10 min from Kuwana Station.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Mount Matsuda is one of the 100 best spots to view Mt. Fuji. The early cherry blossom Kawazu Zakura has been in the full bloom, you can see Mt. Fuji, Kawazu cherry blossoms and canola flowers together. What's more, you can enjoy night cherry blossom viewing with the shining night view of Ashigara Plain.◎Access: By car, 10min from Tomei Oi Matsuda IC. Toll parking areas are available. By train, from Matsuda Station (Odakyu Odawara Line or JR Gotemba Line), the direct shuttle bus is available for 150yen. There's also a walking route. Festival: until March 11th in 2018. Entrance fee is free.
Name
Matsuda Yama Herb Garden (Nishihirabatake Park)
Address
2951 Matsuda-souryo Matsuda-machi, Ashigarakami-gun, KanagawaGoogle Map
Tel
0465-85-1177
Hours
9:00-17:00
Closed
Mon
How to get there
The night cherry blossoms and its reflections on the pond were very beautiful, and I want to come to see them next year, too.◎The cherry blossom viewing in 2018 4/6-4/22
Name
Takada Park
Address
44-1 Motoshiro-cho, Joetsu-shi, NiigataGoogle Map
How to get there
15min walk from Takada Station. By car, 15min from Joetsu IC, 10min from Joetsu Takada IC.
Keage Incline is famous as a cherry blossom spot in Kyoto. In spring, the cherry blossom encloses the disused train line. Many people visit this place to see the scenery in the daytime, and also at night. It's one of the must-visit places in Kyoto.
Name
Keage Incline
Address
Nanzenji Fukuchi-cho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
3 min walk from Keage Station. By car or taxi, 20 min from Kyoto Station.
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
Funamachi Kawaminato is designated as a place of scenic beauty. There're lanterns lightened at the stone-walled river side, and they recall the good-old time. Ōgaki River Boat to see the full-bloom cherry blossom is also enjoyable. The parking area at Okuno Hosomichi Museum is available.
Name
Funamachi Park
Address
1-28 Funamachi, Ogaki-shi, GifuGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min walk from Nishi Ōgaki Station or Ōgaki Station.
Though many places of beautiful cherry blossoms, reflecting one is also nice.
Name
Iwaseo Hachiman Shrine
Address
1-30-3 Miyawaki-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
Tel
087-862-5846
Hours
8:00-17:00
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
Michelin Grreen Guide Japan gives 3-star to Ritsurin Garden. You should visit the cherry blossom illumination event in spring. Though there're not many trees, picturesque night cherry blossoms are proud of its impressive beauty scenery.
Name
Ritsurin Garden
Address
1-20-16 Risturin-cho, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map
Tel
087-833-7411
Hours
7:00-17:00,5:30-19:00
Fee
Adult 410 yen、Child 170 yen
How to get there
3min walk from JR Ritsurin Koen North Station, 10min walk from Kotoden Ritsurin Koen Station. 3min walk from JR Ritsurin Koen Kitaguchi Station. The nearest bus stop is Ritsurin Koen Mae. By car, 30min from Takamatsu Airport, 15min from Takamatsu Chu'ou IC.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
In late March, I went to San'nen Zaka, a famous tourist spot, to see a weeping cherry tree whose blossoms were at their best to see. The blossoms seen from the slope is very impressive, and photographers come constantly even in the midnight. This is a very crowded place, so please have good manners.
Name
Sannenzaka Street
Address
Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min by bus from Kyoto Station to Higashiyama Yasui, then 5 min walk. 15 min walk from Keihan Kiyomizu Gojo. 15 min by taxi from Kyoto Station.
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
Great Torii Arch Of Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine is the largest torii in Japan, and it's 34 meters high and 42 meters wide, which is really big as we see it actually. In spring, the cherry blossoms can be seen at the bottom of the torii arch, and innumerable stars appear above it, for it's located southern part of Wakayama.
Name
Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine
Address
1110 Hongu Hongu-cho, Tanabe-shi, WakayamaGoogle Map
Tel
0735-42-0009
Hours
6:00-19:00
How to get there
By train, 130 min from Kyoto or Osaka Station to Kii-tanabe Staron, then take bus for 120 min to Hongutaisha. By bus, 60 min from Shingu Station to Hongutaisha. By car, 140 min from Wakayama city, 200 min from Nagoya city, or 180 min from Osaka city. Free parking area is available.
Parking
Free parking area is available
We can see the cherry blossom in full bloom and Osaka Castle at the same time in this season. The cherry blossom was late this year, so we could see the castle's blue illumination for the World Autism Awareness Day together. The cherry blossom are going to be at their best, why don't you come?
Name
Osaka Castle
Address
1-1 Osakajo Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map
Tel
06-6941-3044
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
Osaka Castle Park Station is the nearest. By car or taxi, 20 min from Shin Osaka Station, 15 min from Osaka Station, 25 min from Itami Airport, or 50 min from Kansai International Airport.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
From the evening glow to the night darkness... The unseasonable temperature like winter can make the lighted cherry blossoms more beautiful and visionary. I could see the beauty that never appears on warm days nor in the daylight.◎Illumination date in 2018: from 4/6 till the cherry blossoms fall. Time: 18:00-21:00
Name
Miharu Takizakura (Cherry Blossom Tree)
Address
Sakurakubo, Taki, Miharu-machi, Tamura-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 15min from Miharu IC, 15min from Miharu Station
Parking
Parking area is available
In the area of stalls, the cherry blossom was lit up in fancy colors. The reflections on the Natsui River was also beautiful! For the stalls, it was bustle with people, and I felt it like a summer festival, though it's spring.◎By car, 15 min from Ono IC of Ban'etsu Speedway. From JR Natsui Station, it takes 5 min walk.
Name
Natsui Senbonzakura (One Thousand Cherry Blossom Trees)
Address
Minamitawarai Natsui Onomachi, Tamura-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min by car from Ono IC. 5 min walk from Natsui River
Kenrokuen is a representative of the gardens formed in Edo Period (around 1600-1800), and one of the three best Japanese gardens the same as Korakuen in Okayama and Kairakuen in Ibaraki. What's more, having as many as 420 cherry trees in the garden, Kenrokuen is also one of the 100 best cherry blossom spots in Japan. During the cherry blossom season, they open the garden for free and extend the opening hours. I'm so happy about it!◎Kenrokuen's free opening & Lighting in 2018 : 3/31-4/8, till 21:30.
Name
Kenrokuen Garden
Address
1 Kenroku-machi, Kanazawa-shi, IshikawaGoogle Map
Tel
076-234-3800
Hours
7:00-18:00,8:00-17:00
How to get there
10 min by bus from Kanazawa Station. By car, 30 min from Kanazawa Nishi (West) IC, 30 min from Kanazawa Higashi (East) IC, or 20 min from Kanazawa Morimoto IC.
Matsumoto Castle has different appearances in each season. The castle tower is illuminated throughout the year. And a season of cherry blossoms is going to start now. The bright castle tower in the darkest sky, and cherry trees around the moat are so beautiful that you may forget the time.◎Admission for the castle tower: adult ￥610, child ￥300. Access: 15 minutes walk from JR Matsumoto Station. Illumination starts after the cherry trees come into blossom.
Name
Matsumoto Castle
Address
4-1 Marunouchi, Matsumoto-shi, NaganoGoogle Map
Tel
0263-32-2902
Hours
8:30-17:00
Fee
Adult 610 yen、Child 300 yen
How to get there
15 min walk from JR Matsumoto Station. 10 min by bus from Matsumoto Station to the castle. By car, 70 min from Nagano city.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
During the period of opening to the public, anyone can enter for free. But it's a little known, so you can view the cherry blossoms leisurely. The well kept garden is refreshing, and lighten up weeping cherry blossom trees are worth seeing!◎A religious facility of Sekai Kyusai Kyo. It's open to public in the season of cherry blossom, fresh greens and fall foliage. You can enter for free and receive a treat of green tea. They notice the open date in HP.
Name
Heiankyo
Address
24-1 Saga Hirosawaike Shita-cho Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
1600 Cherry Trees Come Into Full Bloom! Night Cherry Blossom Viewing At Goryokaku ParkGoryokaku Park
A famous cherry blossom spot, Goryokaku Park in Hakodate. Around 1600 trees of Someiyoshino are wonderful painters of the star shaped castle site. It's lightened up at night and you can enjoy night cherry blossom viewing♪◎Train: from JR Hakodate, take a city train, get off Goryokaku Koen Mae and walk 15 min. Car: 15 min from Hakodate IC
Name
Goryokaku Park
Address
44 Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
For there're various kinds of cherry blossoms including rare ones, early-boom, and late-bloom ones, you can enjoy them for a long term. The collaboration of cherry blossom and Matsumae Castle is very beautiful like a piece of painting! They're lit up at night, and become more wonderful scene. ◎Matsumae Park has many kinds of cherry blossom, so it becomes its best to see later than Hakodate. By the way, Matsumae has a long distance from Hakodate, and takes about three hours. You can use car or bus to access here.
Name
Matsumae Park
Address
Matsushiro Matsumae-machi, Matsumae-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
90 min by bus from JR Kikonai Station to Matsushiro, then 7 min walk. By car, 150 min from Yakumo IC of Do'ou Speedway
