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Hanami Spots in Kanto
Check out the Japanese flowers. MLJ features all Japanese flower spots and hanami as seasonable events. Check out Ume which is one of the most favorit flower for Japanese people. It blossom in eary spring. Learn how Japanese people watch Sakura, it called Hanami. From the midle of March to April, it's time for Ume(Plum). Then, it will switch to Sakura(Cherry Blossom) from the end of March to the midle of April (Note: It's depend on the wether and temparature). Ume has verious kinds of colors such as, red, dark red, white, pink and so on, has nice sweet smell. Many Japanese Gardern has Ume to decorate with those beautiful colors. Sakura has smilar colors, like white and light pink. In June, you can enjoy Ajisai and Tutsuji. MLJ features all kinds of flowers and their related events.
List for Hanami Spots in Kanto
Hanami at Ueno Park
This is Ueno Park (上野公園, uenokouen).If you wanna do a Hanami with ...
Hanami at Kiyosumi Park
This is Kiyosumi Park (清澄公園, kiyosumikouen). If you wanna do hanami as a ...
Hanami at Fukagawa
This is Fukagawa river (深川). If you want to see sakura without crowd or ...
Hanami at Chidorigafuchi
This is a Chidorigafuchi (千鳥が淵). It's conveniently located at the center ...
Hanami at Otonashi Park
This is Otonashi park (音無公園, otonashikouen). There is an artificial river ...
Hanami at Harimazaka
This is Bunkyo Hanami festival (文京さくら祭り, bunkyosakuramatsuri). If you want ...
Hanami at Asukayama park
Asukayama park (飛鳥山公園, asukayamakouen) is very authentic hanami ...
Hanami at Inokashira park
This is Inokashira park (井の頭公園, inokashirakouen). You can enjoy hanami at ...
SibaSakura in the Hitsujiyama park
Hitsujiyama Park (羊山公園, Hitsujiyamakouen) has the hill of Siba-Sakura. ...
Hanami at Senzoku Pond Park
Senzoku Pond (洗足池, senzokuike) was founded around Edo period. It is one ...
Koganei Park
Koganei Park (小金井公園, koganeikouen) is one of the best 100 Sakura spots in ...
Sumida Park
Sumida Park (墨田公園, shumidakouen) is one of the best 100 Sakura Spots in ...
Hanami at Mitsuike Park
Mitsuike Park (三ッ池公園, mitsuikekouen) is the one of the 100 best Hanami ...
Hanami at Meguro River
Meguro River (目黒川, megurogawa) has about 830 Sakura on the riverside. From ...
Wakamiya Oji Street
Wakamiya Oji Street (若宮大路) is the Sando (worship road) leading to ...
Kinugasayama Park
Kinugasayama Park (衣笠山公園, kinugasayamakouen) is one of the 100 best hanami ...
Hanami at Odawara Castle
Odawara Castle(小田原城, odawarajo) is the one of the 100 best Hanami(花見) ...
Hanami at Shiroyama Park
Shiroyama Park (城山公園, shiroyamakouen) is hanami spot in Odawara. It has ...
Hanami at Yasukuni Shrine
Yasukuni Shrine is one of the most popular hanami(花見) spots in Tokyo. ...
Hanami at Edogawa Park
Edogawa park (江戸川公園, edogawakouen) is very traditional Hanami(花見) spot in ...
Iwaneyama Tsutsuji Garden
Iwaneyama Tsutsuji Garden (岩根山つつじ園, iwaneyamatsutsujien) is flower garden ...
Hanami at Minoyama Park
Minoyama Park (美の山公園, minoyamakouen) is one of the Sakura (Cherry Blossom) ...
Sakura no Yama Park
Sakura no Yama Park (さくらの山公園) is located right next to Narita Airport. ...
Sakura Zaka
Sakura Zaka (さくら坂) is small sakura avenue located right next to Roppongi ...Map
Hanami at Ueno Park
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This is Ueno Park (上野公園, uenokouen).If you wanna do a Hanami with elegance, come here. This is the best place.
This is Hanami; it's a party under the sakura, it's Japanese tradition. And you may wonder; why some people are sitting alone. What they are doing? They are called "placeholder." Their duty is to keep the place until the party begins.
Tourist Info: Ueno Park (上野公園 Ueno Kōen) is a spacious public park located in the Ueno section of Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It occupies the site of the former Kan'eiji, a temple closely associated with the Tokugawa shoguns, who had built the temple to guard Edo Castle against the northeast. The temple was destroyed during the Boshin War.
Access: 2 minutes walk from Ueno Station (7 minutes ride using JR Yamanote line from Tokyo Station)
This is Hanami; it's a party under the sakura, it's Japanese tradition. And you may wonder; why some people are sitting alone. What they are doing? They are called "placeholder." Their duty is to keep the place until the party begins.
Tourist Info: Ueno Park (上野公園 Ueno Kōen) is a spacious public park located in the Ueno section of Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan. It occupies the site of the former Kan'eiji, a temple closely associated with the Tokugawa shoguns, who had built the temple to guard Edo Castle against the northeast. The temple was destroyed during the Boshin War.
Access: 2 minutes walk from Ueno Station (7 minutes ride using JR Yamanote line from Tokyo Station)
Detailed Travel Guide
Ueno Park, adjacent to the station, is home to most of the attractions in the area, including the Ueno Zoo and a concentration of Japan's best museums. In cherry blossom season, Ueno Park is Tokyo's most popular spot for outdoor hanami parties.
Saigo Takamori Statue. Near the main entrance to the park from JR station stands an unassuming statue of a pudgy man walking his dog. This is Saigo Takamori, a famous samurai general best known for leading the doomed Satsuma Rebellion against the Meiji government and the inspiration for Hollywood blockbuster The Last Samurai). These days, it's the canonical place for meeting people at the park.
Ueno Zoo has over three hundred animals, including its star attractions, the giant pandas. Open 9:30AM-4:30PM (last entry 4PM) Tue-Sun. Admission \600
Tokyo National Museum. A gigantic complex that houses almost 100,000 art objects covering Japanese history from the Jomon period to the 20th centruy. Some descriptions are in English. General admission \420, university students \130, high school and younger free. Open daily 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, closed Mon. Special exhibitions charge separate admission fees. Admission includes access to the following buildings.
(Reference: wikipedia, wikitravel)