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Flower-viewing that children can also enjoy
Oyokogawa-shinsui Park
Featuring numerous bridges, this 1.8 kilometer-long park is divided into five theme-based areas, such as fountains, fishing ponds, and water playgrounds, etc. With the advent of spring, you can enjoy viewing the blossoms of several cherry trees as well as Japanese quince and white magnolia while strolling through the park.
5-min. walk from Honjo-azumabashi Station on the Toei Asakusa Line
Address: 3-4 Azumabashi, Sumida City
Opening hours: Always open
Admission fee: Free of charge
Inquiries: 03-5608-6661 (Roads and Parks Department, Sumida City)
Photograph courtesy of Sumida City
Enchanting tulips
Sarue Park
This spacious park provides an array of facilities including baseball fields, Japanese gardens, and lawn areas. Within the park, there is a tulip grove where you can see some 10,000 tulips and 8,000 grape hyacinths in full bloom. A tulip festival is held here in mid-April, which is the best viewing time for these flowers.
2-min. walk from Sumiyoshi Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line
Address: 2-13-7 Mori, Koto City
Opening hours: Always open
Admission fee: Free of charge
Inquiries: 03-3631-9732
Photograph courtesy of Sarue Park
Blossoming cherry trees hugging the Kanda River
Edogawa Park
Lying along the slope of the plateau and the Kanda River, this long, narrow park provides a relaxing green space. The park’s 200 cherry trees in full bloom, their branches stretching over the river, combine with the cherry trees on the opposite bank to create an entrancingly beautiful scene.
12-min. walk from Waseda Stop on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line)
Address: 2-1 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo City
Opening hours: Always open
Admission fee: Free of charge
Inquiries: 03-5803-1252 (Bunkyo City Office)
Enjoy an azalea experience only famous gardens could provide.
Rikugien Gardens
Inspired by beautiful landscapes depicted in waka poetry, these elegantly picturesque gardens feature numerous old varieties of azaleas dating back to the Edo Period. Beginning mid-April, the Fujishiro-toge hill is blanketed in vibrantly colorful azaleas, creating a sight so beautiful that you forget the passing of time.
10-min. walk from Sengoku Station on the Toei Mita Line
Address: 6-16-3 Honkomagome, Bunkyo City
Opening hours: 9: 00 – 17: 00 (Entry closes at 16:30)
Closed: December 29 – January 1
Admission fee: General 300 yen
Inquiries: 03-3941-2222
Photograph courtesy of Rikugien Gardens
A cherry tree which has been passed down from generation to generation
Toneri Park
A place where you can enjoy deeply breathing in the fresh air, this spacious park is clothed in the colors of spring as plants bud and blossom. The “Reagan Cherry Tree,” gifted to Toneri Park by former First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan, came from the famous Arakawa Zutsumi Goshiki Zakura that was gifted to Washington during the Meiji Period. This cherry tree will hopefully continue to brighten springtime forevermore.
Right near Toneri-koen Station on the Nippori-Toneri Liner
Address: 1-1 Toneri-koen, Adachi City
Opening hours: Always open
Admission fee: Free of charge (Admission fees apply for some facilities.)
Inquiries: 03-3857-2308
Photograph courtesy of Toneri Park
Underneath elegant wisteria flowers
Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens
Featuring fountains and famous rocks, the park provides a relaxing space where you can sometimes enjoy refreshing sea breezes. Near the park’s entrance is a large wisteria trellis. These wisteria trees are said to be around 100 years old. Enjoy scents exclusive to spring.
Photograph courtesy of Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens
3-min. walk from Daimon Station on the Toei Oedo Line and the Toei Asakusa Line
Address: 1-4-1 Kaigan, Minato City
Opening hours: 9: 00 – 17: 00 (Entry closes at 16:30.)
Closed: December 29 – January 1
Admission fee: General 150 yen
Inquiries: 03-3434-4029