Japan in April: Spring is coming.

Spring injects vitality into April. At this time, cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the earth is green and the weather is getting warmer. In this pleasant season, a thin coat and a long-sleeved shirt are enough. Do your homework in advance when planning a cherry blossom viewing trip, because the peak period of cherry blossom viewing varies from place to place, and the situation is different every year.

Relax under the cherry tree.

Japan's fiscal year ends on March 3 1 every year, so many people are ready to relax. At this time, cherry blossom viewing has become an excellent leisure activity. Everyone laid a picnic cloth under the cherry tree to spend a good time with family and friends. Although most cities have the first choice to enjoy cherry blossoms, you can also enjoy cherry blossoms in any park or public place where cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

The banks of the Matsukawa River in Toyama.

The flowering period of any cherry blossom viewing spot is very short, but the cherry blossom viewing period is still very long nationwide. Okinawa is the earliest, cherry blossoms bloom in January, Hokkaido and mountainous areas are the latest, and cherry blossoms bloom in May.

Enjoy night sakura.

Takada Park in Niigata and Hirosaki Park in Aomori are both popular Japanese attractions to enjoy night sakura. The design team spent a lot of time and skillfully used lights to illuminate a large area of cherry trees, creating amazing effects. Gaotian Park is famous for its wide gardens and fantastic cherry blossom tunnels. The cherry blossom viewing period in Gaotian Park is in the middle of April, while the cherry blossom viewing period in Hong Qian Park is at the end of April.

Beautiful night view of brightly lit Takada Park.

Sakura and Mount Fuji

For overseas tourists, Hekou Lake and Fuji Yoshida City may not be well-known, but they are both classic cherry blossom viewing spots near Mount Fuji. Hekou Lake has charming lakeside scenery, while Fuji Yoshida City has a famous landmark: Zhong Ling Tower. Photos of Zhong Ling Pagoda often appear in publicity materials there. The cherry blossom scenery in these two places is usually the best in early and mid-April.

Tadashi Tower in Yoshida City, Fuji

Cherry blossoms that bloom late

From mid-April to early May, there are many cherry blossom viewing spots in the northeastern part of Japan and the Japanese Alps, that is, the mountainous areas of Nagano, Niigata and Toyama. There is one of the most famous cherry trees in Japan in Sanyuan Park in Fukushima, which blooms from mid-April to the end of April every year.

It is said that this cherry tree in Sanyuan Park has a history of thousands of years.

Further north, Hong Qian holds the Cherry Blossom Festival from April 22nd to May 7th every year. The beautiful gardens decorated with cherry blossoms and the wooden boats that can be rented nearby make the Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival one of the most beautiful cherry blossom viewing celebrations in Japan.

Hongqian Castle at dusk and boats on the water

Activities other than cherry blossom viewing

In addition to cherry blossom viewing, you can also go to Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi Prefecture. The famous Wisteria Story Festival is held here from April 18 to May 20th every year. In addition, Libo Tulip Park in Toyama Prefecture will display 2.5 million tulips of various colors from mid-April to early May, forming a dazzling sea of flowers, which is dazzling and unforgettable.

Spring opening hours of national parks

April's activities are not just cherry blossom viewing. Popular mountaineering spots closed in winter will also be reopened at this time.

Snow wall of the black Alps route in Lishan

The Lishan Black Alps route will be officially opened to the public on April 15. Visitors can go to the lobby to enjoy the famous wonders of the snow wall. On April 27th, the opening ceremony of the park will be held in Shanggaodian at the southern tip of North hida mountains, and public transportation will start from 17 to and from the park.

Shanggaodi, which has been open to traffic since April 65438, 2007.

Gifu's unremitting activities

April, like other months, will hold various celebrations. But if you have limited time and can only attend one, go to the Mountain People's Festival in spring. Colorful ceremony houses are lit up at night, and they are as beautiful and charming as works of art as the ceremony procession slowly moves forward.

Gorgeous sacrificial platform