Sakura

25 Mar 2026 – 14 Apr 2026 · by dotz46

Destinations

Tokyo, Japan

Mar 25 — Arrival / Meguro day Stay close to where you sleep. • Meguro River Cherry Blossom Promenade • Walk to Nakameguro • Coffee / brunch nearby • Walk to Daikanyama • Tsutaya Books (look for the Daido Moriyama book) • Evening dinner in Ebisu This is a perfect arrival reset day. ⸻ 🌸 Mar 26 — Imperial gardens + books These locations sit quite nicely together. • Koishikawa Korakuen • Jimbocho Book Town • Kitanomaru Park • Chidorigafuchi Boat Pier That whole area is basically a beautiful imperial moat sakura loop. Route idea: Koishikawa → Jimbocho → Kitanomaru → Chidorigafuchi. Very scenic. ⸻ 🌸 Mar 27 — Big sakura + park day • Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (morning) • Harajuku / Cat Street wandering • Shibuya / Omotesando • Evening: Golden Gai if you want Shinjuku Gyoen is honestly the best sakura garden in Tokyo. ⸻ 🌸 Mar 28 — Cat shrine + indie Tokyo Morning • Gotokuji Temple Midday • Shimokitazawa • Bonus Track cafés Late afternoon • Meguro Sky Garden Evening • dinner Nakameguro ⸻ 🌸 Mar 29 — Last Tokyo morning (shopping day) Light, relaxed. Ideas: • Onitsuka Tiger (Cat Street store) • Omotesando wandering • Donki / Loft / Tokyu Hands • hunt for your dinosaur snowglobe 🦖
Kyoto, Japan

🌆 SUNDAY — Arrival (easy + close to base) • Check-in • Wander Gion / Higashiyama streets • ⛩ Yasui Konpiragu Shrine (quick stop) • 🌸 Maruyama Park (late afternoon) • 🌙 Kamogawa River (optional chill) 👉 No pressure. Just land in Kyoto. ⸻ 🌸 MONDAY — MAIN DAY (compact, no commuting) 🌅 Morning (START HERE) • 🌸 Keage Incline • 🌿 Philosopher’s Path (walk slow) ⸻ 🍃 Midday • Nanzen-ji (optional quick pass) ⸻ 🕊 EARLY AFTERNOON (LOCK) • Ryozen Kannon ⸻ 🌿 Afternoon (near your base) • Kodai-ji (optional) • wander Higashiyama streets ⸻ 🌸 Late afternoon / sunset • Maruyama Park (again if you feel like it) • or just free wandering ⸻ 🌧️ TUESDAY — RAIN DAY (soft + flexible) • sleep in • revisit Higashiyama area slowly • small temples / cafés / wandering 👉 Optional: • if rain is light → short Arashiyama trip • if heavy → skip it completely ⸻ 🧳 DEPART → head to Asuka
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