12 Activities Negishi Park Cherry Blossoms Steve Morton Experience the best of Yokohama’s colorful Cherry Blossom season whilst finding some relative peace and quiet along with somewhere to sit!
12 Culture Yamate-Bluff Cherry Blossoms Steve Morton Experience some great views of Yokohama from above whilst covered in a beautiful sea of pink cherry blossoms
Activities Iwakura Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Late Mar - Early Apr From late March to early April each year, the banks of the Gojo River in Iwakura come alive with the color of 1400 cherry trees in bloom.
Activities Nago Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Late Jan Being Japan's southernmost prefecture, Okinawa's cherry blossoms, or sakura, bloom in the months of January and February.
Activities Shizunai Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Early - Mid May The route is one of Japan's Top 100 cherry blossom viewing spots, and close to 3000 trees line the roadside for approximately 7 kilometers.
Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Mid Apr - Early May The sakura or cherry blossom festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the cherry blossoms in the Samurai town of Kakunodate.
9 Activities Cherry Blossoms at Kumamoto Castle Steve Morton Despite suffering damage during last year’s earthquake, Kumamoto Castle is still a great place to visit, especially during the colorful Cherry Blossom
7 Activities Cherry Blossoms at Ichifusa Dam Yui Yamaguchi Ichifusa Dam within Kuma Prefectural Park is the second most popular place for cherry blossoms in Kumamoto.