Although no one can predict exactly when, every spring thousands of Tokyo inhabitants will flock to their public parks to enjoy hanami, the viewing of the cherry blossoms. The most popular of the citys Cherry Blossom Festivals is at Ueno Park.
The Parks main street is lined with over eight hundred cherry trees, the glowing blossoms of which are illuminated each evening by the light of fifteen hundred lanterns. Several hundred thousand daily visitors enjoy the blooms, which lend an aura of the palest pink to the parks many other attractions.
History of the Cherry Blossom Festival
The Cherry Blossom Festival has its roots in the ninth century, when Japanese nobility had the first formal flower viewing at the Shinsen-en garden in Kyoto. Today Cherry Blossom Festivals unfold in stages as warm weather begins to spread over Japan from south to north and from the lowlands to the mountains. The Japanese listen intently to the reports from the Meteorological Agency as the cherry blossoms begin opening in Okinawa each January. When the blooming season arrives in Tokyo, usually in late March or early April, it is a signal for two weeks of...
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