Five spots for beautiful cherry blossom viewing in Osaka.
When people hear “Japan,” many imagine cherry blossoms.
Cherry blossoms are beautiful pink flowers that can only be seen for the limited time of one week when they are in full bloom before they scatter and disappear.
And so, when the cherry blossoms bloom, many people flock to beautiful flower viewing spots.
Additionally, Japanese people have a culture of viewing cherry blossoms at night and drinking alcohol beneath cherry trees, enjoying the blossoms for the week before they scatter and disappear.
Although we introduced Japan’s flower blooming forecast in a previous article, in Osaka, it is expected that the flowers will begin blooming from March 27, and will be in full bloom on April 3rd.
The cherry blossom forecasts have been announced!
And so, now, I would like to introduce the five most beautiful spots in Osaka for flower viewing.
1. Osaka Castle Park
Surrounding Osaka Castle is a park of about 1.056 million square meters with about 3,000 cherry trees.
This spot is a must if you want to view cherry blossoms in Osaka.
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
Please see this article for information about Osaka Castle.
Osaka Castle: Symbol of Osaka | BATTERA – Travel Guide of Osaka, Japan
2. Japan Mint
You can view the cherry trees blooming on the premises of the Japan Mint.
With cherry trees blooming along the approximately 560m road, this path is called “Tohrinuke.”
This road is usually closed and you cannot pass through it, but it is open to the public for one week only during cherry blossom season.
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
3. Expo’70 Commemorative Park
At this park, established on the site of the 1970 Japan World Exposition, you can see about 5,500 cherry trees.
4. Kema Sakuranomiya Park
About 4,800 cherry trees have been planted in the area from Temmabashi to Sakuranomiyabashi, and it is full of people even late into the night.
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
5. Osaka Temmangu
Though there are not many cherry trees at Osaka Temmangu, because there are cherry trees blooming near the main shrine, you can enjoy viewing both the building and the cherry blossoms at the same time.
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
(c) Osaka Government Tourism Bureau
Please see this article for information about Osaka Temmangu.
Osaka Temmangu: A shrine devoted to the “deity of learning and the performing arts” that is familiar to the people of Osaka. | BATTERA – Travel Guide of Osaka, Japan
How does that sound?
Please consult this article when you go flower viewing in Osaka.
