Cherry Blossoms and Spring Flowers in Tokyo
Pale pink petals dance in every corner of Tokyo from the end of March to April, the peak cherry blossom season. This season is also the start of the new school and business year. Go out to see cherry blossoms with your family, friends and colleagues, and enjoy the spring finally coming. Why not relax or have a party beneath full-bloom blossoms? From April to May, azaleas of various colors including white and red are in full bloom and also other spring flowers are nice, as well as fresh green leaves. See the best flowers and enjoy lively spring days in Tokyo!
Koishikawa Botanical Gardens
Recommended Places to See Cherry Blossoms and Azaleas
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
About 1,300 cherry trees bloom one after another in this former imperial garden. After cherry blossom petals fall on the large lawn ground, azalea and roses follow them in splendor. There are as many as 10,000 trees in this huge garden, with a Japanese garden, French formal-style garden and British landscape garden.
Access : 5 minutes on foot from Subway Shinjuku-Gyoenmae Station, or 10 minutes on foot from Shinjuku Station for each line
Open : 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Admission until 4 p.m.)
Closed : Mondays (If Monday is a national holiday, Tuesday will be closed.), Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Special Opening in Spring: Open every day from March 25 through April 24 every year
Admission Fee : Adults over 15 years of age: \200, junior high school and elementary school students: \50, children: free
This site was a herb garden of the Tokugawa shogunate and the first botanical garden in Japan (Now it is a garden specializing in botanical research). It is famous for beautiful cherry blossoms and attracts many people to see them. From the end of April, colorful azalea flowers bloom in the Japanese garden and Tsutsuji-en (azalea garden). Such is their beauty that they have made an appearance in many novels and movies.
Access : 10 minutes on foot from Subway Hakusan Station, or 15 minutes on foot from Subway Myogadani Station
Open : 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Admission until 4 p.m.)
Closed : Mondays, Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Special Opening in Spring: Open every day from March 25 through April 24 every year
Admission Fee : \330
Other Places Famous for Flowers with a Japanese Garden
Flowers of more than 100 kinds bloom in the huge premises, which is equivalent to 39 Tokyo Domes.
Access : 15 minutes on foot from JR Tachikawa Station, 2 minutes on foot from JR Nishi-Tachikawa Station etc
Many wild birds come to the gardens where cherry blossoms and azaleas bloom.
Access : 3 minutes on foot from Subway Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Station
Pretty field mustard flowers are at their best in spring in the gardens.
Access : 7 minutes on foot from Subway Tsukiji-Shijo and Shiodome stations
A majestic weeping cherry tree looks like a pink waterfall.
Access : 7 minutes on foot from Komagome Station on JR or Subway lines
Must-see Spots with Superb Cherry Blossoms around the City
- The canopy of cherry blossoms in full bloom covers the river.
- Cherry blossoms along the Meguro River (Tokyu Nakameguro Station)
- See through the train window of JR Chuo Line, which runs through the center of Tokyo.
- Cherry blossoms in Sotobori Park (JR Iidabashi and Yotsuya stations)
- Sung by a popular singer.
- Cherry blossoms at Sakura-zaka slope in Ota-ku (Tokyu Numabe Station)
- Enjoy through parties.
- Illuminated cherry blossoms in Ueno Park in the evening. (Ueno stations on JR, Subway and Keisei lines)
- See from Kudan-zaka slope or from boats.
- Cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi (Subway Kudanshita and Hanzomon stations)