The best place to enjoy cherry blossoms in Japan 2021 The most beautiful place to enjoy cherry blossoms in Japan

The annual cherry blossom viewing season is here again, and when it comes to cherry blossom viewing, there are a lot of cherry blossom viewing resorts in China, all of which are very good. But cherry blossom is transmitted from Japan, if you are lucky, you can go to Japan to enjoy the cherry blossom. Now there are many places in Japan where the cherry blossoms have opened, come to see what are the places.

Ueno Park: A historical cherry blossom viewing spot

Ueno Park is one of Tokyo's most lively, famous and historical cherry blossom viewing spots, and has been a famous place for hanami since the Edo period. Its proximity to art museums and zoos makes it a popular destination for families to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

There are more than 1,300 cherry blossom trees in the park, and one of the most famous cherry blossom trees from Ueno Park, "Someiyoshino Cherry Tree," is particularly representative. The sky seems to be dyed pink by the cherry trees along the road, and the colorful cherry blossoms fall wherever the wind passes, which is not a word to describe the beauty of the park.

Meiguro River: Japan's No.1 Cherry Blossom Viewing Spot

Meiguro River, which was voted as the No.1 cherry blossom viewing spot by Japanese people, is usually just a quiet residential area, but because of more than 800 cherry blossom trees planted along the banks of the river stretching for 3.8 kilometers, the area has unexpectedly become a very popular cherry blossom viewing spot in recent years.

The biggest feature of the Meguro River's cherry blossoms is that all the branches, from both sides of the river, extend as far as they can to the other side of the river, forming an endless tunnel of cherry blossoms; if the cherry blossom is blowing snow season, the river is covered with fallen insects and flooded into a pink velvet carpet, the beauty is beyond compare.

Shinjuku Gyoen: the longest blooming period and the most varieties

Shinjuku Gyoen, built in 1906, is one of the emperor's royal gardens and a famous cherry blossom viewing spot in Tokyo.

From the cold cherry blossoms, which bloom as early as March, to the Yaezakura cherry blossoms, which bloom the latest in the Kanto region, Shinjuku Gyoen is home to a whopping 65 cherry blossom varieties and 1,300 trees. The different varieties of blossoms take over from each other, so whether you come in March or April, there are different cherry blossoms to see, and the relatively small number of visitors makes it popular with many photographers.

Rokugien Garden: A century-old garden with weeping cherry trees

Rokugien Garden is one of the most famous gardens in Japan where you can enjoy a single cherry blossom tree in a unique way. Rokugien was known as one of the "two great gardens of Edo" during the Edo period, and the "treasure of the garden" is a giant weeping cherry tree that is 15 meters high and stretches 20 meters.

This weeping cherry tree is one of the most famous cherry trees in Tokyo, and the giant weeping cherry tree at Daigoji Temple in Kyoto is one of the two representatives of cherry trees in Japan. At night, when it is illuminated, it looks like a cascading waterfall, attracting long lines of people every year to get a glimpse of it.

Sumida Park: SKYTREE x Cherry Blossom Riverside

Sumida Park, located on the banks of the Sumida River, is a famous cherry blossom viewing spot since the Edo period, with nearly 1,000 cherry blossom trees stretching for 1 kilometer on both sides of the river.

One of the special features of cherry blossom viewing in Sumida Park is that you can see TOKYO SKYTREE not far away from the park as you walk along the entire hanami walkway, making it an even more unique place to take photos of the cherry blossoms.

In addition to strolling, you can also enjoy cherry blossom viewing on a boat cruise: there are yakatabune (roofed ferries) that offer gourmet set menus and cruise from the Sumida River to Tokyo Bay via Odaiba and the Rainbow Bridge, though they're more expensive. There are also more affordable water buses that take the Sumida River line from Asakusa Pier.