The Spot Founded in 1629, Koishikawa Kōrakuen is one of Tokyo’s oldest parks, and as such offers several varieties of sakura trees including the early blooming weeping trees often featured in landscape miniatures mimicking famous Japanese locations. Like Koganei Park, Koishikawa Kōrakuen features both plum and sakura trees, which will allow you to take pictures […]
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The Spot Featuring more than a dozens of varieties of sakura trees, Shinjuku Gyoen will welcome you with around 1,500 cherry trees and a chance to challenge your photography composition skills with its sheer contrast between nature and the modernity of its surrounding buildings. If you are lucky enough and an early bird, you can […]
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The Spot Located close to Tokyo Skytree, and on the banks of the Sumida River, Sumida Park is a small space that is still worth checking out thanks to its 1,000 sakura trees. Unlike other places, the Sumida Park hanami parties are gatherings of a more mature crowd with ojichan and obachan enjoying a nice […]
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The Spot If you plan to visit Koishikawa Botanical Gardens for hanami, you may take the Metro to Myogadani station, and walk along this long pedestrian alley, starting on Kasuga Dori. The alley is filled with three dense lines of large beautiful sakura trees, decorated with pink lanterns. The walk is quite impressive. In the […]
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The Spot Ueno Koen is everything that you can expect from Japan: crazy and magnificent at the same time! Boasting over a 1,000 sakura trees and a pond, it is Tokyo’s most famous destination for hanami. Do not expect it to be calm and serene as the park hosts some of the largest hanami parties […]
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Okusawa Shrine is one of those little shrines that you can find pretty much anywhere in Japan, with the exception, however, of its giant dragons made of rope that welcome you at the shrine’s entrance and in the shrine itself. So why take a video of this temple? The rain of course! Indeed there is […]
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Last week I was giving Tsukishima a second visit for TokyoStreetView and while shooting of the place many back alleys, I though it would be a good occasion to shoot a nice little 360 degrees photo of one of these places, so enjoy! Now, let’s play a game of “where is Waldo”. I am hidden […]
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Kenroku-En is, according to many specialists, one of Japan’s “three most beautiful gardens! Located just in front of Kanazawa Castle, Kenroku-En, was constructed by the ruling Maeda family in 1620 and opened to the public in 1871. The name Kenroku-En literally means, “the garden of six sublimities”, or one that combines the six aspects of […]
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Here you are a small 360 degrees panoramic view of Shibuya Crossing taken this morning before lunch time… Can’t wait for better 360 degrees CAMERAs…
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The Spot Iidabashi is famous for its line of sakura trees along the canal. Walking along Sotobori Dori will offer beautiful views, since the blossoms form a kind of archway over your head. Crossing the bridge towards Chiyoda will allow you to find a second line of sakura trees, under which you will be able […]
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The Spot Founded in 1681, Gokoku-ji is the Buddhist temple headquarters of the Buzan school of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. Gokoku-ji is also one of the few temples in Tokyo that survived unscathed from the wrath of mother nature and wars over three centuries. It was only a decade ago, that the temple was […]
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The Spot This little park is an excellent choice for a family hanami. Not too famous, and invisible from the street, the park is accessed through a little walkway along the river. After a while you will reach a big playground with slides and swings. Here you can rest, let the kids play, and have […]
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