Spring 2023 Updates for travelers to Japan

Shinjuku Gyoen ask for reservation for March 21, 25, 26, 31 and Apr.1,2, 8,9 during cherry blossom season. You can make reservation here: https://www.asoview.com/channel/ticket/niGaBbFtNT/ticket0000018945/ (credit card)

https://www.asoview.com/channel/ticket/UM9VyNbM61/ticket0000007903/ (purchase tickets at the gate)

(After you click the blue button twice「チケット購入に進む」「確認しました」, you can change the language to English so that you don’t get required to fill zipcode and name in Japanese language. )

25 Comments

  1. I am arriving in Tokyo on 22! Thank you for the update Ken chan… hope the weather will be ok (see a lot of forecasts for rain) and hope to see cherry blossoms!

  2. Your videos are so helpful! Arigato! ☺️ My trip is coming up soon and I’m so happy to finally be returning to Tokyo 🌸🗼🍡🍘🍚🍙🍣🌸

  3. Thank you for the useful and important information. I was looking through my itinerary and our visit to Shinjuku Gyoen falls on one of the dates that your mentioned. Bought the tickets and we're ready to go. If not for your timely information, we would have been denied entry on that day. Thank you once again and keep up the good work.

  4. I'm nervous I heard the cherry blossoms started blooming already, but I wont be there until the last week of March..hoping I could still catch them when I arrive! Oh no, the Shinjuku Gyoen's site is down, will try again later, thanks for the link Kenchan!:)

  5. I’m in love with this calming overview. 😊 My fight it is in 3 days, a lot has been changing it seems but I’m excited!

  6. Hi Ken Chan, based on latest sakura forecast, do you think 3rd April-5th April still got chance to view peak cherry blossom in Kyoto/Arashiyama/Nara region?
    I will missed the peak bloom in Tokyo on 30th, hoping I got chance to catch it when I leave to Kyoto

  7. Thank you for the vid! I have a question tho, do we need to make a reservation to get into shinjuku gyoen park or is it just for the sakura viewing area? I wanna drop by to see the cherry blossom during my trip.😅

  8. I have difficulty in fill in phone number that is not Japan format phone number. And it is required.

  9. Hi, ill be in osaka in 26-30 march, and tokyo in 30march-4 april, will i get the chance to see the sakura?

  10. We are coming to Japan after the Easter Holidays around 7 April, I guess there is no more cherry blossom to be seen 😂

  11. Hi Ken Chan, excellent video updates. Some visitors will miss the cherry blossom season since its blooming period is so short. It would be nice if you can do a video to show flower gardens to see other flowers such as wisteria, roses, shibazakura, etc. Thank you and we look forward to see more videos from you.

  12. I cannot stop watching your videos, they are so informative! I will be visiting Japan in May (Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Kinosaki) so your videos are very helpful, thank you very much!

  13. I will be coming to Japan on ELAL's direct flight next week! I am so excited, I can't wait! Thank you so much for all the information as usual.

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