{"id":5897,"date":"2021-03-29T14:41:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T05:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vhbloglive.wpengine.com\/?p=5897"},"modified":"2021-03-29T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T05:41:32","slug":"best-places-to-view-cherry-blossoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/local-area-guides\/best-places-to-view-cherry-blossoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Places to View Cherry Blossoms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Everyone looks forward\nto seeing cherry blossoms in spring. Here\u2019s a guide to some of the best spots\nto view them! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hanami (cherry blossom\nviewing) is one of everyone\u2019s favorite springtime activities. From the end of\nMarch to mid-April, millions of people in Japan flock to parks, mountains, and\nforests to see the beautiful cherry blossoms. Some people even travel far from\ntheir homes to popular cherry blossom viewing locations. Others are lucky\nenough to live near an amazing hanami spot. Wondering where the best cherry\nblossom viewing places are? There could be one in your city. Read on to find\nout!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shinjuku Gyoen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Tokyo park is one\nof the most popular places to view cherry blossoms in Japan. Over 1,000 cherry\nblossom trees have been planted in the park. Both early blossoming and late\nblossoming trees are grown in the park, so even if you want to skip the crowded\nsakura matsuri (cherry blossom festival), you\u2019ll be able to enjoy their beauty.\nWhile Shinjuku Gyoen does get its fair share of crowds during hanami season,\nit\u2019s said to be less crowded than Ueno Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fuji Five Lakes <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What could be better\nthan a view of Mt. Fuji paired with cherry blossoms? Enjoy both the mountain\nand flowers at Fuji Five Lakes. Even better, you can enjoy the majestic natural\nbeauty while taking a boat ride. While each of the five lakes is gorgeous,  Lake Kawaguchiko is the most popular for cherry\nblossom viewing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hirosaki Castle Park <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hirosaki Castle Park is\na gorgeous cherry blossom viewing destination that has up to 2 million visitors\nevery spring. It is the most popular hanami location in Aomori, and possibly\nall of northern Japan. The park is home to over 2,600 cherry blossom trees,\nwhich belong to around 50 different varieties. In addition to the cherry\nblossoms, you can also enjoy views of Mount Iwaki and the Hirosaki\nCastle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uminonakamichi Seaside Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Uminonakamichi\nSeaside Park is one of the best places in Kyushu to enjoy cherry blossoms.\nEnjoy a walk or bike ride through the park and enjoy the (approximately) 2,000\nblossoming trees. In addition to cherry blossoms, you can see poppy and\nnemophila flowers at the park. There is also an amusement park inside\nUminonakamichi Seaside Park, so you can enjoy going on rides after viewing the\ncherry blossoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mount Yoshino<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This gorgeous mountain\nin Nara is an amazing place for hanami. The mountain is located in Yoshino\nKumano National Park and has over 30,000 cherry blossom trees. There are 4\nhiking trails to choose from and many observation decks where you can enjoy an\namazing view of the cherry blossoms. Even when it\u2019s not cherry blossom season,\nMount Yoshino is still a beautiful hike, so we highly recommend visiting! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Matsumae Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re in Hokkaido,\nMatsumae Park is the place to go during cherry blossom season. While Hirosaki\nCastle Park is more popular, there are more cherry trees to be seen at Matsumae\nPark. There are lots of historical buildings like Kozenji Temple and Matsumae\nShrine nearby, so even if you come from out of the area, Matsumae Park is worth\nvisiting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kema Sakuranomiya Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just as its name\nsuggests, Kema Sakuranomiya Park is a great place to see cherry blossoms. This\nOsaka park is home to nearly 5,000 cherry trees, which are located alongside\nthe Okawa River. During the day, many people love to picnic under the cherry\ntrees. However, the park becomes especially stunning at night, when illuminations\nare lighting up the cherry blossom trees. If you\u2019d rather go cherry blossom\nviewing at night, Kema Sakuranomiya Park is the perfect place to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These Locations are\nBeautiful, but Check Out Your Neighborhood <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While all of these\ncherry blossom viewing locations are rightfully well known and stunning, there\nmay be a cherry blossom street or grove in your neighborhood that’s just as\nbeautiful. If you don\u2019t feel like traveling to one of the locations on this\nlist, check out parks and nature near your home. You\u2019re sure to be able to find\nsome beautiful cherry blossom trees no matter what part of Japan you\u2019re in.\nAnd, you\u2019ll get to avoid the crowds that flock to popular hanami locations.\nWhether you travel far or stay home, have a happy cherry blossom viewing season! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everyone looks forward to seeing cherry blossoms in spring. Here\u2019s a guide to some of the best spots to view them!  Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) is one of everyone\u2019s favorite springtime activities. From the end of March to mid-April, millions of people in Japan flock to parks, mountains, and forests to see the beautiful cherry […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-area-guides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.villagehouse.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}