When to See Cherry Blossoms in Japan: 5 Essential Tips for Catching Full Bloom
Not too early, not too late. Here are 5 tips on how to catch cherry blossoms in Japan in full bloom.
Tamako Bike Path Cherry Blossoms
This underrated cherry blossom spot is a 10km cycling and walking path that leads to Lake Tama.
Funaoka Castle Ruins Park: Ride a Cherry Blossom Slope Car
Ride a slope car than runs through a tunnel of cherry blossom trees at Funaoka Castle Ruins Park, one of Japan’s Top 100 Sakura Spots.
Hitome Senbonzakura: Walk Under a Thousand Cherry Blossom Trees
Fall in love with Hitome Senbonzakura, a lesser-known cherry blossom spot in Miyagi Prefecture, where you can see a thousand sakura trees.
Misaki Maguro Pass Travel Guide: See Kawazu Sakura & Nanohana
Yes, cherry blossoms bloom in February! You can use the Misaki Maguro Pass to avail of round-trip tickets from Tokyo to Miura, as well as dining and leisure options. Check these two itineraries out for fun day trip ideas.
Top Mt. Fuji Tours from Shinjuku
Need help choosing a Mt. Fuji tour from Shinjuku? This list has the top-rated tours out there, including tips on how you can select the right tour for you.
Recommended Tokyo Cherry Blossom Tours for 2019
One of the questions I frequently get from friends planning to visit Japan is when and where to see cherry…
Chasing Cherry Blossoms: A Gallery
Of the five years I’ve been Japan, this year was first time I’ve made considerable effort in checking out as many places in Kanto as I could, given the limited time and resources. This post contains a gallery featuring the spots I visited.
Bloom: An Ode to Cherry Blossoms
Tokyo Past 3’s YouTube channel is back, and it opens its 2017 run with a short piece on mortality and cherry blossoms, recited over shots of spring in the Kanto region.