Asukayama Park has been one of Tokyo's most celebrated cherry blossom viewing spots since the Edo period, when Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune planted around 1,270 cherry trees to open the site to commoners. Today the compact hilltop park features around 600 trees and hosts a lively festival atmosphere with food stalls and entertainment throughout the bloom period. Three small museums—covering paper, printing, and local history—sit within the park grounds for cultural enrichment. The park is famously accessible via the charming monorail-style Asukayama Monorail (Asukayama Slopeway) from the street below.
- Type
- Festival
- Category
- Cherry Blossom
- Season
- Spring
- Month
- Late March–Early April
- Region
- Kanto
- Prefecture
- Tokyo
- City
- Kita, Tokyo
Highlights
- ◆One of Tokyo's oldest public hanami sites dating to the Edo period
- ◆Approximately 600 cherry trees on a scenic hilltop
- ◆Free Asukayama Slopeway monorail access to the hilltop
- ◆Three on-site museums including Oji Paper Museum
- ◆Lively food stalls and traditional festival atmosphere