15 Hokoji Cathy Cawood #39; and is famous for seasonal flowers including camellias, plum and cherry... blossom, peonies and hydrangeas.
12 Culture Akasaka Toyokawa Inari Temple Tomoko Kamishima Akasaka Toyokawa Inari Temple: Early flowering cherry blossoms and attendant foxes
Activities 3 Accessible Ohanami Spots in Tokyo Somrak Bhakdisuparit Meguro River: this is a canal in the center of Tokyo where cherry blossom... At its peak, the cherry blossom will form a canopy over the river.
Activities Gion Shirakawa Street Bonson Lam Cherry blossoms and Geishas make a heady mix in the canals surrounding Gion, Kyoto.
10 Activities Stroll the Kamogawa River at Dusk Larry Knipfing During spring, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, cherry trees
13 Culture Spring at Kyoto Botanical Gardens Cathy Cawood Large tulip beds, a rhododendron exhibition, and 500 cherry trees and 70 different species make Kyoto Botanical Gardens a great place to visit in spring
13 Culture Shibata Sakura Festa - Riverbank Takako Sakamoto Every year in cherry blossom season, they hold the 'Shibata Sakura Festival' in Shibata town in Miyagi prefecture.