Three Choice Spots for Cherry Blossom Viewing Unique to Minato City, Tokyo, and Event Information

TOKYO,March 11,2022 -- Minato City,Tokyo,is known for its numerous tourist attractions such as TokyoTower and Roppongi. It has many noted cherry blossom sites unique to themetropolitan area where visitors can fully enjoy viewing cherry blossoms whileshopping and dining out. For tourists visiting Tokyo after the COVID-19pandemic is over,Minato City recommends some spots and cherry blossom seasonevents from late March to early April.

- Tokyo Midtown

Tokyo Midtown is a cluster of complexes featuring offices,hotels,culturalfacilities,and restaurants. Within the area visitors will findSakura Street,which is lined with approximately 200-meters of cherry blossom trees. Theharmonious scenery created with flowers that bloom in the same period and thesurrounding greenery is a colorful spring treat. There are also over 40 cherrytrees in the adjacent municipal Hinokicho Park. During the cherry blossomseason,it's popular to take a stroll through both.

Sakura Street:

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Event information

MIDTOWN BLOSSOM 2022

Date: Friday,March 18 - Sunday,April 17

Location

Tokyo Midtown: 9-7-1 Akasaka,Minato City

Minato City Hinokicho Park: 9-7-9 Akasaka,Minato City

- Roppongi Hills

In Roppongi Hills where there are complexes with a concentration of offices,restaurants,art,and other offerings,there are two cherry blossom-viewingspots,Roppongi Sakurazaka and Mori Garden. Roppongi Sakurazaka has over 70"Yoshino" cherry trees along a 400-meter stretch of road that amaze visitorswith their beauty.

Roppongi Sakurazaka

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Mori Garden is an expansive Japanese garden that was once the site of a feudallord's residence until the end of the Edo period. Visitors can leisurely admirecherry blossoms along with a pond,the murmur of a stream,and the vegetationin all four seasons.

Cherry blossoms in Mori Garden at night

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Every year,both sites are lit up at nighttime during the cherryblossom-viewing season so visitors can also enjoy the cherry blossoms at night.

Event information

The illumination this year has yet to be scheduled.

Location

Roppongi Sakurazaka: 6-chome,Roppongi,Minato City

Mori Garden: 6-10-1 Roppongi,Minato City (in Roppongi Hills)

- Tokyo Tower and Zojo-ji Temple

At Zojo-ji Temple,where the Tokugawa Shogun families lie,there are over 200Yoshino cherry trees and weeping cherry trees. This is the only spot visitorscan enjoy the synergy of cherry blossoms,traditional architecture,and a viewof Tokyo Tower in the background. In addition,since the neighboring MinatoCity Shiba Park with about 60 cherry trees is also a cherry blossom-viewingspot,tourists will want to visit it along with Zojo-ji Temple.

Tokyo Tower and Zojo-ji Temple

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Location

Tokyo Tower: 4-2-8 Shibakoen,Minato City

Zojo-ji Temple: 4-7-35 Shibakoen,Minato City

Shiba Park: 1,2,3,4-chome,Shibakoen,Minato City

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