Cherry blossom Tokyo 2024 forecast — 14 best places to see cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Japan’s capital is a famous tourist city with many interesting and impressive things. One of them is included many activities Hanami in cherry blossom time. So, what’s hot in cherry blossoms season in Japan in general and in Tokyo in particular. Now, let check out the cherry blossom in Tokyo 2024 and cherry blossom Tokyo 2024 forecast with top 14 best place to see cherry blossoms in Tokyo (best place to view cherry blossoms in Tokyo, best place to watch sakura in Tokyo, best places to see sakura in Tokyo) below.

Hanami parties

Hanami has meaning that flower viewing, enjoy traditional Japanese flowers. The flower is cherry blossoms (sakura) or less common is dream flowers. This traditional customs are quite common in Japan. Each of time when the flowers bloom, people often take the time to sit under the cherry trees to see the flowers, fun, singing, eating and relaxing. Without much time to stay, you can walk through the park, the road of flowers, or areas with cherry blossoms, so that you also have to participate in Hanami activities.

Normally, people often go with friends and their family to the park, they underwent the blue plastic mats to admire the beautiful cherry above the high.

Hanami sessions are not just admiring flowers, mostly not for those who prefer the quiet and simple view flower by the public places are always noisy with activities. You will often see many people coming here playing, eating and chatting. A picnic party with lots of fun besides viewing flower.

Cherry blossom in Tokyo 2024: Cherry blossom tokyo 2024 forecast

It is predicted that this year’s cherry blossom season will arrive earlier than every year in all parts of Japan. The following table is the calendar for forecasting cherry blossoms blooming in Japan in 2023. In which Tokyo belongs to Kanto region, cherry blossoms start blooming from March 23 to March 30.

 

Japan cherry blossom 2024 forecast by destinations and regions

Prefecture	Location	Flowering date	Full bloom date
Hokkaido Region
Hokkaido	Muroran	May 2	May 7
Hokkaido	Hakodate	April 28	May 2
Hokkaido	Sapporo	April 30	May 4
Tohoku Region
Aomori	Aomori	April 21	April 25
Iwate	Morioka	April 17	April 23
Miyagi	Sendai	April 6	April 11
Akita	Akita	April 16	April 21
Yamagata	Yamagata	April 11	April 16
Fukushima	Fukushima	April 2	April 7
Kanto-Koushin Region
Ibaraki	Mito	March 30	April 6
Tochigi	Utsunomiya	March 29	April 5
Gunma	Maebashi	March 27	April 3
Saitama	Kumagaya	March 26	April 2
Chiba	Choshi	March 31	April 7
Tokyo	Tokyo	March 23	March 30
Kanagawa	Yokohama	March 24	April 2
Yamanashi	Kofu	March 19	April 29
Nagano	Nagano	April 9	April 14
Hokuriku Region
Niigata	Niigata	April 7	April 12
Toyama	Toyama	March 31	April 6
Ishikawa	Kanazawa	March 31	April 7
Fukui	Fukui	March 30	April 5
Tokai Region
Gifu	Gifu	March 24	April 1
Shizuoka	Shizuoka	March 25	April 3
Aichi	Nagoya	April 10	April 15
Mie	Tsu	March 27	April 1
Kinki Region
Shiga	Hikone	March 30	April 6
Kyoto	Kyoto	March 25	April 2
Osaka	Osaka	March 26	April 2
Hyogo	Kobe	March 27	April 4
Nara	Nara	March 28	April 4
Wakayama	Wakayama	March 26	April 3
Chugoku Region
Tottori	Tottori	March 27	April 1
Shimane	Matsue	March 26	April 3
Okayama	Okayama	March 25	April 2
Hiroshima	Hiroshima	March 22	April 1
Yamaguchi	Shimonoseki	March 25	April 3
Shikoku Region
Tokushima	Tokushima	March 28	April 5
Kagawa	Takamatsu	March 25	April 3
Ehime	Matsuyama	March 25	April 4
Kochi	Kochi	March 20	March 28
Kyushu Region
Fukuoka	Fukuoka	March 19	March 29
Saga	Saga	March 25	April 2
Nagasaki	Nagasaki	March 22	March 31
Kumamoto	Kumamoto	March 22	March 31
Oita	Oita	March 22	April 3
Miyazaki	Miyazaki	March 21	March 31
Kagoshima	Kagoshima	March 22	April 2

Tokyo cherry blossom 2024 — 14 best places to see cherry blossoms in Tokyo and best places to view cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Tokyo cherry blossom season begins in late March or early April and lasts about a week (This year starting from March 23 to March 30). The exact time changes a lot over the years (depending on weather). When the cherry trees bloom everyone wants to be outside. Companies, friends, and family join in the Hanami parties under the trees.

In Tokyo, there are hundreds of places for admiring cherry blossom. In Hanami festival, Tokyo people usually go to 14 best most beautiful places to admire flowers below, of course with us would be too much, but let’s chosen the suitable time and distance from the hotel you stay. If you have friends in Tokyo, do not forget to join them in the Hanami parties.

1. Canal Chidori-ga-Fuchi

Hundreds of cherry blossom trees along the canal banks of the Imperial Palace Chidorigafuchi bloom flowers every season. You can walk, or rent a boat along the canal to see the flowers. At the end of the season, the water of the canals is covered sakura petals look very nice.

Address: 1-2 Kojimachi, Chiyoda (Hanzomon station, exit 3). Boat rental price is 7 dollars to 30 minutes.
Telephone: (+81) 3-3292-5530

2.  Shinjuku Gyoen Park

Shinjuku Gyoen is a park of 144 acres (more 58 hectares) near Shinjuku with 1,500 cherry trees. Park is quite large, and you can find a quiet spot for yourself. This is also a good place to hold a big Hanami party. Shinjuku Gyoen has more than a dozen varieties of cherry blossom. And Kanzan Sakura blooms later, in late April.

The park is open from 9 am to 4:30 pm (not receiving visitors from 4 pm). Park is closed on Monday (except for cherry blossom season), if the 2nd falls on a public holiday, it will be closed on Tuesday.

Address: 11 Naito-cho, Shinjuku (Shinjukugyoenmae, Shinjuku stations).
Telephone: (+81) 3-3350-0151
Prices: 2 dollars

3. Yoyogi Park

Yoyogi Park is a large park (134 acres) with over 600 cherry trees. This is a favorite destination of the Hanami hipsters and young people living near Harajuku and Shibuya

Address: 2-1 Yoyogikamizonocho, Shibuya, Tokyo 151-0052, Japan
Telephone: (+81) 3-3469-6081

4. Omiya Koen Park in Saitama

Omiya Koen Park is far from Tokyo (Saitama) about 30 minutes. A large park is covered by Sakura trees (about 1,200 trees). The cherry gardens create a large multiple roof, covering over the park. Trees are lit in the evening.

Address: 4 Chome Takahanacho, Omiya Ward, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture 330-0803, Japan
Telephone: (+81) 48-641-6391

5. Koganei Park

This is the second largest park in Tokyo (196 acres) with 2,000 cherry trees in the park.

Address: Japan, 〒184-0001 Tokyo, Koganei, 関野町1−13−1
Telephone: (+81) 42-385-5611

6. The Imperial Palace East Garden

The Imperial Palace East Garden is a part of the Royal Palace. It is open to the public and there are dozens of cherry trees. The park is only open during the day, and fairly quiets, not hell the party.

Address: 1-1 Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-8111, Japan
Telephone: (+81) 3-3213-1111

7. Yasukuni Shrine

Yasukuni shrine has about 600 cherry trees. A temple is a place where hell Sakura festival, with the participation of 200 professional Sumo wrestler.

Address: 3 Chome-1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-8246, Japan
Telephone: (+81) 3-3261-8326

8. Inokashira Park

You want a flower viewing party under a cherry tree? If you really have this intention, I suggest you should go to the Inokashira Park. This is one of the famous parks from the Edo Period in Tokyo. In the park, there is a lake, and you can hire yourself a boat easily. Along drop boat floating on the lake and enjoy a taste of brilliant cherry blossoms flowers which reflect down the lake, all of them make a subtle and serene picture but equally romantic. This location is particularly suitable for couples who love romance.

Address: 1-18-31 Gotenyama, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan.
Telephone: (+81) 422-47-6900

9. Meguro River, Naka Meguro

This is one of the top places to enjoy the cherry blossoms shows, especially Yozakura (view cherry blossom at night). Located in the Meguro district, this place is famous for Nakameguro Sakura Festival is held annually in early April. There are many cherry trees are planted along the riverbank Meguro, draped in brightly colored pink flowers falling down the canal. Here is said that is a great place to produce perfect images in spring. In my opinion, flower viewing festival will not be perfect without visiting this place.

Do you know? There are millions of reasons for tourists to visit Tokyo, but of course, to enjoy the show cherry Meguro waterfront is an important reason for it.

Address: Meguro River, Naka Meguro, Japan.

10. Koishikawa Botanical Garden

This is a relatively quiet place if you want to experience the private moments with family and friends. However, here has a drawback which you have to pay for visiting the garden.

Honestly, this place is worthy for you to visit during cherry blossom season. You should assure that you will not regret having been in charge to visit this garden anywhere. There are many different kinds of cherry blossoms you can find here, including the traditional Japanese garden. Enjoy your time begins with white cherry blossom trees is a special experience which is hard to forget. It is worthwhile to pay the entrance fee, right?

Address: 3-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-0001, Japan.
Telephone: (+81) 3-3814-0138

11. Sumida Park

The cherry trees at Sumida Park will become ever more brightly in bloom period. Cherry blossoms are planted along both 2 shores of the river. This is one of the frequently crowded places into the hanami occasion. However, if you can imagine beautiful scenery despite the crowd, you’ll want to come here once during the cherry blossoms opening time. You can also buy a train ticket, enjoy the view from the two river shore along the Sumida River. It’s so interesting!

Address: 1, 2, and 5 Mukojima, 7-11-1 and 2-1 Hanakawa-by Asakusa, Sumida-ku, Sumida Park, Tokyo, Japan.

12. Ueno Park

During Hanami season, this place always crowded by people who love cherry blossoms. A special thing in Ueno Park is thousands of cherry trees are bloom (period of the cherry blossoms in full bloom) simultaneously. Many people recognize that this place is in the top most beautiful places for viewing cherry blossom not only in Tokyo but also of the whole of Japan.

In addition, coming to this park, you also have the opportunity to visit the Tokyo National Museum, Ueno Zoo, Kaneji Temple, Toshogu Temple and many other exciting attractions. Ueno Park is considered the place for the picnics and enjoys the most beautiful cherry blossoms. Make sure that you will not miss this place when coming to Tokyo in cherry blossom season!

However, if you want to get a nice location for the picnic, do not forget to go soonest. Otherwise no having any place. The best time to visit this place is at the end of March to early April.

Address: Uenokoen, Taito, Tokyo Prefecture 110-0007, Japan
Telephone: (+81) 3-3828-5644

13. Asukayama Park

Every time I have visited this place, I am really impressed by the scenery that cherry blossoms bring to Asukayama Park, feel the spring come in every breath. Of course, I always believe that if you are really like the cherry; make sure that you will not skip this destination. And really if you have a picnic at this place, it might be a good opportunity for you to have some time to relax deeply. According to my opinion, you should bring bento ( the particular type of Japanese box rice) and some wine to enjoy! You will be really impressed by the scenery of the Asukayama Park.

Address: 1-1 Oji, Kita, Tokyo 114-0002, Japan.
Telephone: (+81) 3-3908-9275

14. Showa Kinen Koen (Showa Memorial Park)

This is a large and beautiful park in the Tachikawa cit – always brilliant particular splendor in each spring. The ground is covered with many kinds of flowers during the spring and summer. When autumn flooding back, you can admire the colorful autumn leaves are brightly colored in the sky. Mention to this place, you’re probably curious about the spring landscape, right? So, let’s come and admire this place to feel all the beauty of this place.

From the early to mid-April is the perfect time for you to admire the cherry blossoms. This is a park with a large area, so my advice is that you should hire a bicycle and use them as a vehicle to visit this park.

Address: Showa Kinen Park Office 3173 Midori-cho Tachikawa City Tokyo 190-8558, Japan.
Telephone: (+81) 42-528-1751

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