Cherry trees typically bloom from late-March to mid-April and there are a lot of various Hanami spots in Tokyo. Cherry blossoms gloriously bloom not only in the historical temples and shrines, Japanese style garden, and moats and stonewalls of the castle ruins but also against a backdrop of the area of high-rise buildings. Illuminated cherry blossoms in Tokyo are especially awesome and romantic, attracting Japanese people all day long. We introduct popular 50 spots for cherry blossom viewing in Tokyo in two parts and this article is the first part of 50 popular spots for cherry blossom viewing in Tokyo.
Contents
- Meguro River
- Kinuta Park
- Komazawa Olympic Park
- Meijijingu gaien
- Zenpukujigawa Ryokuchi Park
- Asukayama Park
- Ukima Park
- Shakujii Park
- Sakura Slope
- Chidorigafuchi Ryokudo
- Sotobori Park
- Hama-rikyu Gardens
- Tokyo Midtown
- Ark Hills
- Ueno Park
- Toneri Park
- Edogawa Park
- Harima Slope
- Mizumoto Park
- Showa Memorial Park
- Koganei Park
- Yomiuri Land
- Kunitachi University St. & Sakura St.
- Mt.Takao
- Tama Lake(Sayama Natural Park)
Meguro River
Spot Information
| Name | Meguro River(目黒川桜並木) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Kinuta Park
Spot Information
| Name | Kinuta Park(砧公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | Kinuta-koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Komazawa Olympic Park
Spot Information
| Name | Komazawa Olympic Park(駒沢オリンピック公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 1-1 Komazawa-koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Meijijingu gaien
Spot Information
| Name | Meijijingu gaien(明治神宮外苑) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 1-1 Kasumigaokamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Zenpukujigawa Ryokuchi Park
photo by flickr/hiyang.on.flickr
Spot Information
| Name | Zenpukujigawa Ryokuchi Park(善福寺川緑地) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 1-30-27 Narita-Nishi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Asukayama Park
Spot Information
| Name | Asukayama Park(飛鳥山公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 1-1-3 Ohji, Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Ukima Park
Spot Information
| Name | Ukima Park(浮間公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 2-15-1 Funado, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Shakujii Park
Spot Information
| Name | Shakujii Park(石神井公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 1-26-1 Shakujiidai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Sakura Slope
Spot Information
| Name | Sakura Slope(大田区・桜坂) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 19 Denenchofuhoncho, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Chidorigafuchi Ryokudo
Spot Information
| Name | Chidorigafuchi Ryokudo(千鳥ヶ淵緑道) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 2 & 3-chome Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Sotobori Park
Spot Information
| Name | Sotobori Park(外濠公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 2-chome Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Hama-rikyu Gardens
Spot Information
| Name | Hama-rikyu Gardens(浜離宮恩賜庭園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Late April | |
| Address | 1-1, Hama-rikyu-teien, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Tokyo Midtown
photo by Tokyo Midtown Management
Spot Information
| Name | Tokyo Midtown(東京ミッドタウン) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Ark Hills
Spot Information
| Name | Ark Hills(アークヒルズ) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Mid-April | |
| Address | 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Ueno Park
Spot Information
| Name | Ueno Park(上野恩賜公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 5-20 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Toneri Park
Spot Information
| Name | Toneri Park(舎人公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Mid-March – Mid-April | |
| Address | 1-1 Toneri-koen, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Edogawa Park
Spot Information
| Name | Edogawa Park(江戸川公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 2-1 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Harima Slope
Spot Information
| Name | Harima Slope(播磨坂) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 4 & 5-chome Koishikawa, Bunko-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Mizumoto Park
Spot Information
| Name | Mizumoto Park(水元公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 3-2 Mizumoto-koen, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Showa Memorial Park
Spot Information
| Name | Showa Memorial Park(国営昭和記念公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 3173 Midori-cho, Tachikawa City, Tokyo, Japan |
Koganei Park
Spot Information
| Name | Koganei Park(小金井公園) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 1-31-1 Sekino-cho, Koganei City, Tokyo, Japan |
Yomiuri Land
Spot Information
| Name | Yomiuri Land(よみうりランド) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 4015-1 Yanokuchi, Inagi City, Tokyo, Japan |
Kunitachi University St. & Sakura St.
Spot Information
| Name | Kunitachi University St. & Sakura St.(国立市大学通り・桜通り) | |
| Best Viewing | Late March – Early April | |
| Address | 1 chome Higashi & 1-4 chome Fujimi-dai, Kunitachi City, Tokyo, Japan |
Mt.Takao
Spot Information
| Name | Mt.Takao(高尾山) | |
| Best Viewing | Early April – Mid-April | |
| Address | Takao-machi, Hachioji City, Tokyo, Japan |
Tama Lake(Sayama Natural Park)
Spot Information
| Name | Tama Lake[Sayama Natural Park] (多摩湖周辺 [狭山公園]) | |
| Best Viewing | Early April | |
| Address | 3-17-19 Tamako-cho, Higashimurayama City, Tokyo, Japan |
