Cherry blossom season

Chidorigafuchi is the moat of the Imperial Palace of Japan, and along the 700-meter green path by the river, many Somei Yoshino cherry trees are planted. When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the river surface seems to rise up a hazy pink mist. Every year from late March to early April, the Chiyoda Cherry Blossom Festival is held here. Visitors can not only take a boat ride on the river covered with fallen petals but also enjoy the dreamy night cherry blossom scenery. Arakurayama Sengen Park is about an hour's drive from the Tokyo metropolitan area, where you can enjoy the stunning scenery composed of Mount Fuji and cherry blossoms, and even many geographical magazines and travel guides come here for shooting. Standing on the stone steps on the mountain, you can enjoy the breathtaking sea of cherry blossoms and the distant Mount Fuji capped with white snow. The park is vast and has about 3,000 cherry trees planted. It is recommended to go directly to the Nishinomaru Garden in the park. Although an additional admission fee is required, you can take pictures of the castle tower and the sea of cherry blossoms complementing each other here. During the cherry blossom season, the garden extends its opening hours until 8 pm, and the pink and white sea of cherry blossoms under the night sky is even more romantic under the light. Daigoji Temple is divided into Kami Daigo and Shimo Daigo, among which Shimo Daigo includes three attractions: Sanboin, Reihokan, and Garan. If you want to enjoy cherry blossoms, it is recommended to go directly to Sanboin, which was also the site of the 'Daigo no Hanami' held by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the 'Three Great Unifiers' of Japan. Daigoji Temple has a variety of cherry blossoms, but the most famous is the weeping cherry tree. The weeping cherry trees in the garden can grow up to the height of a 4-story building, and when they are in full bloom, they look like a pink waterfall, which is even more pleasing to the eye against the blue sky and white clouds.