My first trip to Japan was in March of 2014. We selected this date for the purpose of being able to view the sakura. It is such a beautiful sight and one we don't get to see back home. We were nearing the end of our trip and the sakura had not yet bloomed. But with just a few days remaining, our fortunes turned in our favour. We woke up to the beautiful sight of sakura blooming all over the place. This collection of photos are of the various sakura around Tokyo taken at the Imperial Palace Garden, Asakusa and the little Zenko-ji temple off Aoyama-Dori.
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Sakura around Tokyo
Cherry blossom at the capital's top spots
By Mark Asao
Community writer
A couple of sakura blooms and more on the way at the Imperial Palace.
A nice bunch of sakura flowers at the Imperial Palace.
A nice sakura tree at the little Zenko-ji temple off Aoyama Dori.
A bird perched in this sakura tree
A nice sakura branch at the Imperial Palace.
A thick bunch of sakura blooms at the Imperial Palace.
Another nice sakura branch with blooms at the Imperial Palace.
Sakura petals in a wheel barrow filled with water from a recent rainfall.
Nice sakura flowers against a sunny blue sky at the Imperial Palace.
Sakura blooms in Asakusa with the Tokyo Skytree in the distance.
Sakura flowers in Asakusa.
Sakura trees lining the laneway of shops in Asakusa.
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Elena Lisina
9 years ago
Hanami is amazing! Beautiful photos! I have many, too! : )
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