April 18, 2010

2 POPULAR SITES FOR ENJOYING BEAUTIFUL SAKURA IN TOKYO

Picnic at Ueno Park
Ueno Park
Shinjuku Gyoen, nice place for family picnic
Shinjuku Gyoen
Cherry Blossoms at Ueno Park
From mid March to mid April is the Sakura (Cherry blossoms) season in Tokyo. There are 2 most popular sites for viewing sakura; one is Ueno Park(上野恩賜公園) and one is Shinjuku Gyoen(新宿御苑).

I visited these 2 places during the weekend, and got an interesting finding. There were more younger groups (students, friends and colleagues) at Ueno Park and more families and senior people at Shinjuku Gyoen. I am not sure what caused this phenomenon, my guess is alcohol allowed at Ueno Park but Shinjuku Gyoen.

Anyway, I like both locations. Because both places show beautiful sakura and happy atmospheres.

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