10 Culture Cherry Blossoms at Zojo-ji Nicole Bauer Zojo-ji in Tokyo during sakura season: The scene around the temple with salarymen and office ladies enjoying their bento underneath the blooming
Area Hirosaki A castle town turned small city, Hirosaki is bigger than the rural towns most frequent in outer Aomori, but smaller than the regional capital. You’ll have to go a fair way off the beaten track..
Culture Early Cherry Blossoms in Kanagawa Tomoko Kamishima When most people talk about cherry blossoms (sakura), the type usually... you can enjoy the cherry blossom season to the fullest before the REAL sakura
13 Culture Arashiyama's Romantic Train Cathy Cawood but the scene is even more stunning in spring when clouds of pale pink sakura
8 Culture Cherry Blossoms at Osaka Mint Bonson Lam Osaka Mint is like strolling through a botanic garden overflowing with sakura
12 Heian Jingu Michi Cathy Cawood this tree, and I prefer its quiet green beauty to all the blossom laden sakura
11 Activities Cherry Blossoms at Zojoji Temple Leslie Taylor The sakura (cherry blossoms) on the Zojoji grounds are splendid, and mixed
15 Ultimate Guide to Osaka Castle: 11 Takako Sakamoto Sakura-mon Gate, huge stones, well curb, and empty moat