Asukayama Park
Ride the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) and visit various cherry blossom viewing sites!
A famous cherry blossom viewing site since the Edo Period
Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune is said to have made Asukayama into a renowned cherry blossom viewing site as a recreation area for Edo-ites. Here, approx. 600 cherry tress bloom in all their glory. The park also has a lot of playground equipment, enabling parents to enjoy the cherry blossoms while their kids play.
Right next to Asukayama Stop and Oji-ekimae Stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)
Address 1-1-3 Oji, Kita City
The best viewing time, typically late March-early April
Inquiries Kita City Roads and Parks Department TEL: 03-3908-9275
Ogunohara Park
Ride the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) and visit various cherry blossom viewing sites!
The opulent beauty of weeping cherry trees
This park has approx. 170 weeping cherry trees, including beni-shidare, ujo-shidare, and numerous other varieties. Visitors are enraptured by the sight of these magnificent trees blooming elegantly.
10-min.walk from Higashi-ogu-sanchome Stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)
Address 7-1 Higashi-Ogu, Arakawa City
The best viewing time, typically late March-early April
Inquiries Service Center TEL: 03-3819-8838
Omokage Bridge and Kanda River
Ride the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) and visit various cherry blossom viewing sites!
A cherry tree avenue masterpiece coloring the Kanda River
A magnificent avenue of cherry trees stretches alongside the Kanda River from Akebono Bridge in Nishi-Waseda to near the Nakanohashi Bridge. Visitors are delighted by the sight of the tree branches stretching to the surface of the river, their full, tumbling blossoms appearing to touch the water. The trees are also illuminated when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
1-min.walk from Omokagebashi Stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)
Address Near 3-chome Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku City
The best viewing time, typically late March-early April *Planned illumination display: 18:00-21:00
Inquiries Green Parks Department, Shinjuku City TEL: 03-3209-1111
Houmyouji Temple
Ride the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line) and visit various cherry blossom viewing sites!
The temple approach is lined with peacefully-blooming cherry trees that soothe the heart
Enveloped in a tranquility that belies its central-city location, Houmyouji is a temple steeped in history dating back approx. 1,200 years. Just the sight of the avenue of blooming cherry trees continuing unbroken to the Sanmon Gate brings a sense of peace and tranquility.
8-min.walk from Kishibojimmae Stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)
Address 3-18-18 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima City
The best viewing time, typically late March-early April
Inquiries Houmyouji Temple TEL: 03-3971-4383
Sumida Park
Take a stroll while delighting in the cherry blossoms
The avenue of cherry trees stretching approx. 1 km along both sides of the Sumida River is a popular cherry blossom viewing spot.
© Sumida City
7-min.walk from Asakusa Station on the Toei Asakusa Line
Address 1, 2, 5 chome, Mukojima, Sumida City
1, 2 chome, Hanakawado, Taito City 7 chome Asakusa, Taito City, 1 chome, Imado, Taito City
The best viewing time, typically late March-early April
Inquiries Roads and Parks Department, Sumida City TEL: 03-5608-6661
Parks Department, Taito City TEL: 03-5246-1321
Komatsugawa Senbonzakura
A forest of 1,000 cherry trees spread over approx. 2 km
Along the Arakawa River close to the Ojima Komatsugawa Park, there are the Komatsugawa Senbonzakura-approx. 1,000 cherry trees spread over approx. 2 km in a north-south direction. Here, you can enjoy 10 cherry blossom varieties, including somei-yoshino, oshima-zakura, and yama-zakura.
5-min.walk from Higashi-ojima Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line
Address near 1-3 chome, Komatsugawa, Edogawa City
The best viewing time, typically mid-February (kawazu-zakura)-mid-April
Inquiries Waterways and Greenery Department, Edogawa City TEL: 03-5662-5543
The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
Enjoy the cherry blossoms in the Imperial Family's Gardens
The East Gardens of the Imperial Palace is a captivating, spacious space covering an area of approx. 210,000 m2. On the grounds, there are approx. 30 varieties of cherry trees. Ranging from the kawazu-zakura and tsubaki-kanzakura found on “Cherry Island” within the ruins of the Edo Castle Honmaru to the April-flowering kanzan, fugenzo, and kikuzakura, the many different shapes and colors of the cherry blossoms brighten spring.
5-min.walk from Otemachi Station on the Toei Mita Line
Address 1-1 Chiyoda, Chiyoda City
The best viewing time, typically late March-early April
Inquiries The East Gardens of the Imperial PalaceManagement Office TEL: 03-3213-1111
Ueno Park
A famous cherry-viewing site, as everyone knows
This famous cherry-viewing site has approx. 50 cherry tree varieties and approximately 780 cherry trees, of which approx. 450 are somei-yoshino. The komatsu-otome cherry trees discovered on Ueno Mountain are especially recommended. These trees produce small, delicate, pink blossoms.
Komatsu-Otome
12-min.walk from Ueno-okachimachi Station on the Toei Oedo Line
Address 5-20 Ueno-Koen, Taito City
The best viewing time, typically late March-early/mid-April
Inquiries Ueno Park Management Office TEL: 03-3828-5644
Toneri Park
Enjoy cherry blossom viewing in this vast park
At this park, you can enjoy approx. 1,000 cherry trees blooming in all their glory, including somei-yoshino, sato-zakura, and kan-zakura. You can also see the "Reagan Cherry," which was a gift received on the occasion of a visit to Japan by former US First Lady Nancy Reagan.
Reagan Cherry
© Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association
Right next to Toneri-koen Station on the Nippori-toneri Liner
Address 1-1Toneri-Koen, Adachi City
The best viewing time, typically late March-early April
Inquiries Toneri Park Service Center TEL: 03-3857-2308
