Friday 1 November 2013

Sakura Park at Shinjuku Gyoen, Japan


One of the sure signs of spring in Japan is the blossoming of the cherry blossoms. Every spring millions of peoples across the country turn out to celebrate the fleeting beauty of the sakura.

How wonderful this cherry blossom and the view around this places.....


Shinjuku Gyeon is one of the largest and most popular parks in Tokyo and known not only for its spacious lawns and tranquil scenery, but for its beautiful sakura blossoms in spring. So, to the tourists that want to see the sakura, they can visit this places at the late March to early April, because at this time, more than 400 somei yoshino trees blossom around the English garden turning the lawns into one of the Tokyo's most popular and pleasant hanami spots. 





The gardens which are the traditional Japanese landscape garden, which consists of large ponds with islands and bridges and the French garden and the English landscape garden which feature wide, open lawns surrounded by flowering cherry trees. There is a good a mount of benches and tables in the park to enjoy picnic.



There is also a beautiful greenhouse with many tropical and subtropical flowers. Shinjuku Gyeon is home to a large number of cherry trees of more than a dozen different varieties. In addition, the park has numerous early and late blooming cherry trees which provide an extended cherry blossom viewing season that is mid March to late April for those who miss the main season. So, if you visit the Japan, you have to visit this wonderful places...











No comments:

Post a Comment