Ueno Park is one of the most popular and
crowded spots during the cherry blossom season in
Tokyo.
It is known for the 1000 cherry blossom trees lined up
on
the road to the main entrance.
Cherry Blossom Festival at Ueno
Park is one of the
most popular places to have a hanami (flower viewing)
picnic
or parties in Tokyo. The central pathway is lined with
over 1000 sakura (cherry blossom) trees. In late
March
to early April is the blooming period for the flower and
becomes very crowded around that time. It is
recommended that if you want a good viewing spot
then
you should arrive early and place a tarp on the
ground
with someone to reserve it. Another reason why to
have
a good spot is for the illuminations at night. Over
1000
lanterns will be hung around the cherry blossoms and
lit
during the nights of the festival.
In Ueno Park, 800 of the cherry blossom trees were
planted more than 400 years ago. The trees were
planted around the Kaneiji temple grounds. After the
Battle Ueno, the temple structures were almost
completely destroyed, but were converted into
western
style park. It was later opened to the public in 1873.
The
present Ueno Park has many museums like the
Tokyo
National Museum, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum,
National Science Museum, and National Museum of
Western Art. Also you can find the first zoological
garden in Japan known as Ueno Zoo.
Please see below for tours that include
cherry blossoms viewing at Ueno Park:
