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CHERRY BLOSSOM

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Chase the bloom from Tokyo's lantern-lit moats up to a castle in the snowy north — five hanami crowns.

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Chidorigafuchi 千鳥ヶ淵

Palace moat / boating hanami ・ Chiyoda, Tokyo (Kudanshita Stn) ・ Free Evening light-up

Cherry trees arch over the old Imperial Palace moat; rent a rowboat under the blossoms, return for the night illumination. Late Mar–early Apr.

Meguro River 目黒川

Riverside night sakura ・ Nakameguro, Tokyo (Naka-meguro Stn) ・ Free Iconic yozakura light-up

~800 cherry trees line the canal, branches meeting over the water; lanterns light the blossoms after dark. Late Mar–early Apr.

Maruyama Park 円山公園

City park / weeping cherry ・ Higashiyama, Kyoto (Gion-Shijo Stn) ・ Free Kyoto's most famous hanami park

Home to the ~12m Gion Shidarezakura weeping cherry, illuminated nightly, beside Yasaka Shrine. Late Mar–early Apr.

Mount Yoshino 吉野山

Sacred mountainside mass bloom ・ Yoshino, Nara (Yoshino Stn + ropeway) ・ Free UNESCO; Japan's top cherry mountain

~30,000 cherry trees bloom in tiers up the slopes, staggering the season into a month-long relay. Early–late Apr by elevation.

Hirosaki Castle Park 弘前城公園

Castle park / northern bloom ・ Hirosaki, Aomori (Chuo-Hirosaki Stn) ・ Free (festival inner zone paid) Top 100 cherry sites

~2,600 cherry trees frame the castle and moats, famed for floating 'petal-carpet' blossoms and night light-up. Late Apr–early May.

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