A line had already formed outside the Imperial Palace grounds before 9 a.m. on March 25 to admit visitors eager to view majestic cherry blossom trees, despite steady rain and windy conditions.

A street that crosses through the Imperial Palace in Tokyo will be open to the public for cherry blossom viewing for the first time in four years from March 25 to April 2, the Imperial Household ...

The best places around the world to see cherry blossoms, ... Don't skip the Chidorigafuchi Moat near the Imperial Palace for another dose of floral splendor, or Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden.

The Imperial Palace’s Edo-era Chidiorgafuchi moat, however, can stake a strong claim as the most attractive blossom spot in the capital, its banks bursting with pink.

This cherry blossom festival, one of Tokyo's most popular, takes place along the 700m-long Chidorigafuchi Ryokudo promenade near the Imperial Palace, around which there are some 250 sakura trees.

People use boats on Chidorigafuchi, one of the moats around the Imperial Palace, with cherry blossoms in Tokyo on April 4, 2024. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Follow us news . Copy .

Today over 200 species of cherry blossom trees cloak the archipelago of Japan. ... a moat located northwest of the Tokyo Imperial Palace.

Cherry blossoms have been an integral part of Japanese culture since ancient times. ... Chidorigafuchi Park near the Imperial Palace offers boats that visitors can rent and drift under the blossoms.

Buds are sprouting in the “Cherry Blossom Parks”: Shiba (3), Hibiya (4), Uyeno (5), and Hama Rikyu (6), which is every year the scene of the Imperial Cherry Blossom Garden Party.