Cherry blossoms in Takada Koen Park are known as the best ones to view at night. About 3,000 paper lanterns are hung, and the Takada castle tower and cherry blossoms in about 4,000 sakura trees are illuminated. Hundreds of stalls are set in the park during the cherry blossom festival.
The Takato Joshi Koen Park is the ruins of the Takato Castle and is located in Ina Valley, Nagano. It's known as one of the best cherry blossoms in Japan. There are about 1,500 sakura trees in the park. The kind of sakura here is called Takato-Higanzakura is uncommon. The light-pink-colored cherry blossoms attract many visitors every year.
Nagoya Castle was built by Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1612. The two golden shachihoko are exhibited on top of the castle tower as its symbols. There are about 1,600 sakura trees in the Meijo Koen Park surrounding the Nagoya Castle. During the annual Nagoya Castle Cherry Blossom Festival, cherry blossoms are illuminated at night and the donjon is open in the evening.
Hamamtsu Castle was originally built by the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in 16th century. The donjon was reproduced on top of the original stone wall. In the Hamamatsu Castle Park, there are picnic areas, Japanese gardens, museums, and more than 300 sakura trees. During the cherry blossom festival, paper lanterns are hung and cherry blossoms are illluminated at night.
Kenrokuen is one of the three most beatiful gardens in Japan and has an area of 25 acres. It includes ponds, stone lanterns, tea house, samurai house, about 400 sakura trees, Japanese maple trees, and more.
The Ena Gorge is known for the beautiful scenery of cliffs along the Kiso River. It's a great place to view cherry blossoms in spring. There are about 1,000 sakura trees and the cherry blossoms are illuminated at night. Pleasure boat cruises are available.
Cherry Blossoms in Kawazu attract many visitors as one of the earliest cherry blossoms in Japan. Cherry blossoms here are large and pink. Cherry trees are lined along the Kawazu River.
