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Mar 29, 2009 | 9:03 am

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tokioblue

Join Date: Sep 2004

Posts: 130

Sakura Today

I went to Hanami (Cherry Blossom viewing) here in Tokyo yesterday and today and I thought I’d report the current cherry blossom situation in Tokyo. This is totally based on my own exploration and you should keep in mind there are lots of sakura viewing spots here in Tokyo.

Compared to last year, some spots already have full bloomed cherry blossoms while you can barely see them yet in other places. I guess it depends on how much sunlight they get and how windy the spot you are visiting is. In the central area like Imperial palace or Shinjuku Gyoen, you can see many cherry blossoms in full bloom already.

In the bay area like Fukagawa (Which is a very old Tokyo area near the TCAT. The closest station is Monzen Nakacho or Kiyosumi Shirakawa.), I didn’t see many. However, this drastically changes in the next few days. So I guess the best day for this year in Tokyo would be some time mid-week this week although some rain is expected on Wednesday. For those who are visiting Tokyo for Sakura, enjoy

And if you think you are too late, make sure you hit the mountain area like Nikko.

Here are some slides from Today including a lunch course at a Japanese restaurant

I thought I’d share these.
http://www.tokiobleu.com/img/sakura2009.html

Happy Spring!

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