Cherry blossom near the JR entrance to Ueno ParkUeno Park
- Best time
- Weekday morning in blossom season, usually late March to early April
- Getting there
- Ueno station, park exit
Why it’s in the log
Ueno Park was set up in 1873, among Japan's first public parks, on land that had belonged to the temple of Kan'ei-ji. It has about 800 cherry trees, nearer 1,200 counting the shrine and temple grounds around it, and in season it's Tokyo's best-known place for hanami, the blossom-viewing picnics that claim every patch of ground.
Bashō wrote about these blossoms: "a cloud of blossoms — is the temple bell from Ueno or Asakusa?" The museums are here too, if the crowds become too much.
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