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Sankeien Garden & Yokohama Sakura
Ueno & Shinjuku & Yoyogi Park Sakura
Naka Meguro Sakura
Hitachi Seaside Park Nemophilia
Ashikaga Flower Park Wisteria
Hitsujiyama Flower Park Shibazakura
Fuji Shibazakura
So this year for some reason, I hopped on the flower train (almost literally) and decided to go to many of the major flower festivals while spring was in session… it might have started with a travel company e-mail which is where I got the ideas from, but the planning and travels were by myself for the most part. New year in Japan, try seeing new things I figured… starting with sakura season! Kind of group the sakura as it’s own season and the other flower festivals as a second season. Won’t be much talking in this post since it doesn’t take much explaining to enjoy flowers… These are in no particular order…
Sankeien Garden & Yokohama Sakura
Ueno & Shinjuku & Yoyogi Park Sakura
Naka Meguro Sakura
Hitachi Seaside Park Nemophilia
Ashikaga Flower Park Wisteria
Hitsujiyama Flower Park Shibazakura
Fuji Shibazakura
If I had to recommend/rank the flower festivals (not including sakura) in order of awesomeness, I’d say Ashikaga, Hitachi, Fuji, then Hitsujiyama. Definitely have to go at the very beginning of the season to get the most out of it… Those long train rides really make you tired for some reason… even if just sitting… four festivals was a bit much. Next up, summer!