Tokyo Hanami 2019: Inokashira Park
Who misses Sakura flowers? I do, I do. Although at a point of the Hanami they do start to look a bit the same (as my friend Kay says, “like popcorn”), I think that Inokashira never looks better than during full sakura bloom. Only comparable to when it’s covered in snow! I still remember winter 2017… walking through snow-covered Inokashira…
Tokyo Hanami 2019: Kinuta Park
The secret’s out: Kinuta Park has the best sakura in Tokyo. And that is just FACTS. While Naka-Meguro has the best night views and Shinjuku gyoen has one of the highest cherry blossom concentrations, Kinuta park definitely wins the “best trees” award! More on that later. Kinuta Park offers a different hanami experience than other parks and spots in Tokyo,…
Tokyo Hanami 2019: Shinjuku Gyoen
Come with me to Shinjuku Gyoen National Park, a sakura paradise in which 1500 cherry blossom trees are currently blooming into a white and pink extravaganza. Shinjuku Gyoen has more than 20.000 trees, of which around 1500 are Japanese sakura. Let me tell you the story of the first time I went to Shinjuku Gyoen. It was 2014, I was…
