Where is the best place to take Cherry Blossom photos?

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  SalarymanJim

  on Mar 24

  Hama-rikyu Gardens in Tokyo usually has some nice blossom around the main pond where you can get a shot of the blossom, the gardens and the background of skyscrapers and office buildings. Not an unknown cherry blossom spot but I think it's not one of the "headliners" like Yoyogi or Ueno. It's been ages since I've been in spring but I seem to remember Zojoji Temple has some good opportunities for cherry blossom photos, with the temple and Tokyo Tower in the background. Kasai Rinkai park in Edogawa has a load of trees and you can get a nice shot of the blossom with a giant ferris wheel in the background. It's a popular park but also huge so you can usually find a quit spot to enjoy the blossom.

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  genkidesu

  on Mar 25

  I went to Koganei Park this past week and it was nice, although it's likely to be pretty crowded on weekends. There are a few good looking events on the calendar that involve sakura as well, like a night illumination at Shinjuku Gyoen, and a festival at Happo-en.

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  TonetoEdo

  on Mar 25

  Here's hoping the weather cooperates this weekend! Some places that aren't famous have great landscapes. Higashi Ayase Park starts at Ayase Station, then continues north of the Tokyo Budokan has a meandering stream and pine trees with cherry trees. Yanaka Cemetery Sakuradori has over 100 trees. And cats. Aoyama Cemetery has over 200 cherry trees.

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  City-Cost

  on Mar 25

  If we might jump in ... Walking along Sakura-dori from the Yaesu side of Tokyo station towards Kayabacho, the closer you get to Kayabacho you get into some nice tunnels of sakura which are usually pretty free of vehicle and foot traffic, in our experience.

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  genkidesu

  on Mar 28

  Saw this on Instagram too, https://www.instagram.com/reel/CqF-SwnspPw/ Some alternative spots to the always crowded Nakameguro area!

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  genkidesu

  on May 19

  We've passed the season now, but just in case anyone needs this for the future: https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/sakura001/sakura-100-japan%E2%80%99s-best-blossoms.html This has the 100 best cherry blossom spots in Japan (yes, there's a list for that!) and it covers I think basically every prefecture. They're some of the more well known spots across the country, but if you want places with a big wow factor this is it. Not sure if all of them get super crowded as I haven't personally visited every spot on the list, but it might help with some inspo for folks in coming years.

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  JapanRamen

  on Jan 15

  For next year, I highly recommend Meguro. Seeing the flowers over the river is really pretty!

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  genkidesu

  on Mar 18

  Saw this on the Tokyo government Instagram today: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4mi4oJrNXR/ Looks beautiful!

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