Best Cherry Blossom Spots
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The earliest cherry blossoms in Japan, is Kawazu Zakura. It started from one original tree in Kawazu of Shizuoka Prefecture, has deeper color of pink than other cherry blossoms. Anyway, it's very lovely, isn't it?
Name
Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival
Address
Kawazu-cho, Kamo-gun, ShizuokaGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min walk from Kawazu Station
Parking
Parking area is available
Jikkoku-bune boat of Kyoto Fushimi commands the particularly beautiful scene of cherry blossom in spring. What's more, the scenery of the boat going between the cherry blossom raft which appears when they're out of bloom on the water surface, is amazing! People can enjoy this scenery for a while even after the cherry blossoms fall.
Name
Fushimi Jikkoku-bune Boat
Address
Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
5min walk from Keihan Chushojima Station. Ride a boat near Benten Bridge across the Horikawa River.
You can see the early cherry blossom Kawazu Zakura in Kansai Region not only in Kawazu. If you travel in Kyoto, you're encouraged to visit Yodo Waterway to see Kawazu Zakura. They dyes pink along the river. It becomes at its best in the middle of March. Why don't you come to feel spring?
Name
Yodo Suiro Waterway
Address
150-11 Yodoikegami-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min walk from Yodo Station
You can see the hanging cherry blossoms from below, which is impressive. I received the numbered ticket before 9 o'clock and was able to board at 10 o'clock! I got up early and it was the best view! The beautiful flower rafts unique to Chidori-ga-buchi can be seen from the time when the cherry blossoms in full bloom are over!
Name
Chidorigafuchi Ryokudo Path
Address
2 chome, Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-ku, TokyoGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min walk from Kudanshita Station
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
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
Kawazu Zakura Festival of Nabano-no Sato, has some spots making heart shapes in the sky! The trees are lighted up at night, I like it, too.
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
I've visited here two times, this cherry blossom showed me different appearances each year. How many times I meet this tree, its strength and beauty make me surprised. Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms and canola flowers behind Miharu Takizakura are also in their best. I could enjoy this gorgeous scenery very much.◎People need to pay 300 yen during the blossom season just after the next day of blooming. Access: Bus is available from JR Miharu Station during the season of cherry blossom. By car, 20 min from Funehiki Miharu IC of Ban'etsu Speedway, or 30 min from Koriyama Higashi IC.
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
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 magnificent flower fields of canola flower, cherry blossom, and beautiful sky! When all of the three appears at the same time, we can see a photogenic harmony of springtime.
Name
Fujiwara Palace Site
Address
Takadono-cho , Kashihara-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 20min from Yagi Station to Kashihara City's Fujiwara Palace Site Library, then walk 2min. By car, 15min from Yamato Takada Bypass.
Parking
Free parking area is available
As many as 1,000 weeping cherry trees are in bloom at Mt. Takami in Higashiyoshino, Nara. A minibus will take you to the top of the mountain. If you take a breathless climb up the long stairs to the observatory at the top, you will see a magnificent weeping cherry tree in front of you. The opening period is from the beginning of April to the end of April. It is a spectacular cherry blossom viewing spot worth seeing.
Name
Takami-no Sato
Address
298-1 Sugitani Higashi Yoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
30 min by car, from Haibara Station
Parking
Free parking area is available
The cherry blossom in Nakameguro I went last year. Pink of my clothes linked with cherry blossoms. The night cherry blossoms were beautiful so much. I want to go this year, too.
Name
Cherry Blossoms Along The Meguro River
Address
From 3-1 Higashiyama to 2-9 Shimo Meguro, Meguro-ku, TokyoGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min walk from Nakameguro Station
Minami Cherry Blossom & Canola Flower Festival has a beautiful collaboration of yellow and pink. There're less people than Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival, it's nice place to see the flowers.
Name
Minami Cherry Blossom & Canola Flower Festival
Address
Shimogamo, Minami Izu-cho, Kamo-gun, ShizuokaGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min by car or taxi from Shimoda Station. 24 min by bus from Shimoda Station to Kujobashi, then 3 min walk.
Matabē Zakura has become famous since it used in NHK's TV series. It's a weeping cherry blossom tree as tall as over 10 meters! What's more, can you believe that the tree is 300 years old! When we look up from its foot, the cherry blossoms are really amazing! There're also other flowers like daffodil around the tree, so we can see beautiful yellow and pink scenery.
Name
Matabē Zakura Cherry Blossom
Address
Ōuda Hongo, Uda-shi, NaraGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min by car or taxi from Hasedera Station
Parking
Parking area is available
The cherry blossom and canola flowers are blooming along the Urui River. On the day of Mt. Fuji appearing beyond the blossoms, we can see breathtakingly beautiful scenery. What's more, when the trees are lighted-up, we can enjoy fantastic cherry blossom viewing here!
Name
Ryūganbuchi
Address
280 Kuzawa, Fujinomiya-shi, ShizuokaGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min walk from Iriseyama Station
Parking
Parking area is available
Sakura Jingu Shrine in Sakurashinmachi is a shrine that is beneficial for warding off evil, praying for success, prosperous business, and marriage. Many flower belts with good luck are tied to the Kawazu cherry blossoms and the weeping cherry blossoms in the precincts. The pink cherry tree is more gorgeous.
Name
Sakura Jingu Shrine
Address
3-21-3, Shin-machi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, JapanGoogle Map
Tel
03-3429-0869
How to get there
2 min walk, from Sakurashinmachi Station.
Kawazu Zakura (one of the famous kinds of cherry blossom in Japan) bloom around Tokyo Sky Tree from the middle of February to the early May. The trees are not so many though, we can take pictures of cherry blossoms with Sky Tree,
Name
Tokyo Skytree
Address
1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, TokyoGoogle Map
Tel
03-5302-3480
Hours
8:00-22:00
How to get there
Just near Tokyo Skytree Station or Oshiage Station
Parking
Toll 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
Himeji Castle is the first site registered as a world heritage in Japan. In spring, as many as 1000 trees of Somei Yoshino Cherry bloom around the castle. The purely white Himeji Castle and pale pink cherry blossoms make so beautiful collaboration!
Name
Himeji Castle
Address
68 Honmachi, Himeji-shi, HyogoGoogle Map
Tel
079-285-1146
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
At Haradani, the environs of Kyoto, this garden is opened in spring and autumn. Various seasonal plants and flowers entertain the visitors, especially, spring cherry blossom is much worth seeing. Although it could be very crowded in cherry blossom season, you must come all this way to see this pink garden.
Name
Haradani En
Address
36 Inui-cho Okitayama-Haradani Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-461-2924
Hours
9:00-16:00
How to get there
20 min by bus from Kitaoji Station Front to Haradani Nokyo Front, then 2 min walk. 10 min by taxi from Kitaoji Station
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
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
Hirano Shrine is well-known as a great cherry blossom spot. In front of its Romon (two-storied gate), there're early-blooming cherry blossom which has origin in this shrine, and lovely lanterns with cherry blossom crests. You must see cherry garden, too! In Hirano Shrine, you can enjoy seeing both of early and late cherry blossoms for a long period!
Name
Hirano Shrine
Address
1 Hiranomiyamoto-cho Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 30min from Kyoto Station to Kinugasa-ko Mae (Kinugasa School), then walk 3min. Or, 10min walk from Kitanohakubai-cho Station.
Kasamatsu Kawazu Zakura Road has many early cherry blossom trees. Without any winds, we can see the reflections of another Kawazu Zakura Road on the water surface. If you can, you should visit here on sunny days with no winds.
Name
Kasamatsu Kawazu Zakura Road
Address
Hoshiai-cho, Matsusaka-shi, MieGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min by car or taxi from Rokken Station
Parking
Parking area is available
Though the cherry blossoms fell this year, you can take shots like this at Yoyogi Park. The lighted night cherry blossom are also beautiful.
Name
Yoyogi Park
Address
2-1 Kamizono-cho, Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, TokyoGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min walk from Yoyogi Hachiman Station or Yoyogi Koen Station
