🇯🇵 We Visited the Top Sakura Spots in Japan | Best Places to See Cherry Blossoms in Japan 2026

🇯🇵 We Visited the Top Sakura Spots in Japan | Best Places to See Cherry Blossoms in Japan 2026

Cherry blossom season in Japan feels special and unforgettable. It is one of the most celebrated times of the year, and the whole country enjoys it through hanami, where families, friends and communities gather under the trees to relax, chat, and take in the season together. 🌸

The bloom window is short. In many regions, peak viewing lasts only a few days, and the timing can shift depending on temperature, rain and wind. In general, blossoms start appearing from late March, with many places reaching full bloom from the end of March to mid April. Sakura gradually moves across Japan, starting in warmer areas and then reaching cooler and higher regions later. 🌿✨

In this video, our journey begins in Osaka and then slowly moves north as the season continues. If you want to know some of the top places to see cherry blossoms in Japan, this video is for you. We’ll take you through each spot and show what the blossoms looked like when we were there. 🎥🇯🇵

🌸 Places featured in this video

🏯 Osaka
✅ Osaka Castle Park
✅ Kema Sakuranomiya Park

🦌 Nara
✅ Nara Park
✅ Todai ji Temple area
✅ Kasuga Taisha Shrine area
✅ Mount Yoshino and Kinpusenji Temple area

⛩️ Kyoto
✅ Maruyama Park
✅ Philosopher’s Path
✅ Keage Incline
✅ Okazaki canal
✅ Shirakawa canal in Gion
✅ Tenryu ji temple garden in Arashiyama
✅ Togetsukyo Bridge and river area in Arashiyama

🗼 Tokyo
✅ Ueno Park
✅ Yoyogi Park
✅ Meguro River
✅ Chidorigafuchi
✅ Sumida Park

🗻 Fuji and Kawaguchiko
✅ Oishi Park
✅ Kogamasao Memorial Park
✅ Kawaguchiko Museum of Art area
✅ Chureito Pagoda

♨️ Gero
✅ Hida River area
✅ Gero Onsen Gassho Village

🏔️ Takayama
✅ Miyagawa River

✨ Highlights you’ll see
🌸 Osaka Castle framed by thousands of cherry trees
🌈 A rare multicolour cherry blossom tree in Osaka Castle Park
🚶 A long riverside sakura walk in Kema Sakuranomiya Park
🛶 Optional boat ride views under the blossoms in Osaka
🌙 Kyoto’s spring atmosphere at Maruyama Park with the weeping cherry highlight
💧 A peaceful canal walk along the Philosopher’s Path
🎋 Arashiyama in spring with Tenryu ji, the river, and Togetsukyo Bridge
🏮 Meguro River by day and night with lanterns and illuminated blossoms
🛶 Chidorigafuchi moat views with seasonal rowboats under the blossoms
🌸 Sumida Park with Tokyo Skytree views in the background
🗻 Chureito Pagoda with Mount Fuji and sakura
🌊 Kawaguchiko north shore with lake and Fuji views together
♨️ A calmer, local sakura vibe in Gero and Takayama

📝 Quick planning notes
📅 Late March is often ideal for Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo
❄️ Fuji, Kawaguchiko, Gero, and Takayama usually bloom later due to elevation and cooler weather
🌙 If you can, see Meguro River in both daytime and evening for two totally different vibes

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:15 – Osaka: Kema Sakuranomiya Park
02:19 – Osaka: Osaka Castle Park
03:07 – Yoshino
04:10 – Nara Park
05:46 – Kyoto: Philosopher’s Path
07:18 – Kyoto: Shirakawa Canal
08:12 – Kyoto: Maruyama Park
09:57 – Kyoto: Tenryu-ji
11:02 – Kyoto: Katsura River & The Hills
12:20 – Kyoto: Keage Incline
12:48 – Kyoto: Okazaki Canal
13:21 – Tokyo: Ueno Park
14:41 – Tokyo: Meguro River
16:43 – Tokyo: Yoyogi Park
18:01 – Tokyo: Sumida Park
19:19 – Tokyo: Chidorigafuchi
20:52 – Mount Fuji: Chureito Pagoda
22:17 – Lake Kawaguchi
22:52 – Lake Kawaguchi: Oishi Park
23:19 – Lake Kawaguchi: Kogamasao Memorial Park
24:58 – Gero: Hida River
26:12 – Gero: Gero Onsen Gassho Village
26:45 – Takayama
27:45 – Outro

💬 If this guide helped, tell us which city you’re planning for your sakura trip and we’ll share the easiest route ideas based on your travel dates. 🌸

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