Where to go for Cherry blossom

Canal walk under hundreds of cherry trees between Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji, best before 09:00.

Kyoto's famous hanami park, with its great weeping cherry illuminated at night in season.

Disused railway incline lined with cherry trees, walked for photographs, free and central.

Great temple complex famous for its weeping cherry and hundreds more trees across the grounds.

Large calm garden whose mix of varieties gives blossom before and after the city peak.

Palace moat lined with cherry trees, with rowing boats under the blossom in season.

Urban river turned pink tunnel, lit at night, with cafe streets underneath.

Tokyo's liveliest classic hanami, about 800 trees with festival stalls and museums beside.

Free park where deer wander under hundreds of cherry trees between the great temples.

The Great Buddha hall, with cherry trees across its approach, best at opening time.

Lantern shrine in old forest at the park edge, blossom along its stone lantern paths.

Small shrine famous for an early, spectacular weeping cherry by the park entrance.

One of Japan's great gardens, around 400 cherry trees, free and lit at night in peak week.

Hundreds of trees along the moats and gates next to Kenrokuen, illuminated in season.

Geisha district across the river, cherry trees along the banks, best at dawn.

Largest preserved teahouse district, the cultural heart of a Kanazawa blossom day.

Castle park of 2,600 cherry trees whose fallen petals raft across the moats after peak.

Small original keep standing among the park's oldest cherry trees, including a celebrated veteran.

The western moat viewpoint, blossom and water in one frame, best before 08:00.

Quiet villa garden near the park with a teahouse and a view to Mount Iwaki.

Original black keep in its moat, ringed by cherry trees and illuminated at night in season.

Frog Street, the riverside lane of snack stalls and small shops minutes from the castle.

Preserved kura storehouse street of galleries and cafes, the castle town's second act.

Local park with fine cherry trees, where Matsumoto families do their own hanami.

Riverside morning market by the blossom banks, the social centre of Takayama mornings.

Wooded old castle hill carrying many of the town's cherry trees, with Alps views.

Three lanes of Edo merchant houses and sake breweries, best at 07:00 before day buses.

Vermilion bridge over the river, the town's blossom postcard, best early morning.

Great Shugendo temple on the town street, framed by blossom in the mountain's middle band.

Shrine famous for the view said to take in a thousand cherry trees at a glance.

The mountain itself: four blossom bands climbing from Shimo Senbon to Oku Senbon.

Historic temple lodging turned ryokan with a fine garden, the splurge of the mountain.

Chureito Pagoda above cherry blossom with Mount Fuji behind, best at sunrise.

Flower park on the lake's north shore with Fuji straight across the water.

Blossom shore paths and, on still mornings, inverted Fuji reflected in the lake.

Three minute gondola to a platform over lake, blossom and Mount Fuji.

The 1.7 km blossom tunnel on Yeouiseo-ro, then a picnic on the Han River grass.

Full blossom circuit of a lake under Lotte World Tower, lit at night in season.

Blossom over palace pavilions and pond, entry free when wearing rented hanbok.

Big relaxed park with cherry avenues, the residents' version of Seoul blossom.

Stream walk under a continuous arch of blossom, lit at night during the festival.

Disused station where petals fall across railway tracks and a posed train.

Hill park and tower giving the whole pink harbour town at a glance.

The festival's ceremonial centre, performances, food streets and naval events.

Eight kilometre blossom path around a lake, walked, cycled or seen from a boat.

Cherry trees among the great grass Silla tombs in the city centre.

Illuminated palace pond after dark, blossom at its edges, the city's best night visit.

UNESCO temple whose stone terraces and pagodas are framed by blossom in spring.

The full blossom loop, Jefferson Memorial through the branches, best at dawn.

Locals' loop of trees including later Kwanzan varieties that extend the show.

Hundreds of cherry trees of many varieties, staggered timing, space to breathe.

Festival ground for the Blossom Kite Festival, blossom at the monument's base.

The cherry tunnel on Heerstrasse in the Altstadt, best at dawn before the crowds.

The composer's birthplace and museum, minutes from the blossom streets.

Big riverside park with a Japanese garden, where Bonn families escape the Altstadt crowds.

Formal park whose cherry groves host a reserved lawn hanami each spring.

Small garden behind Notre Dame apse, cherry trees over the Seine wall.

Botanical garden cherry trees with glasshouses as the rain plan on the same ground.

Modern park of lawns and wine warehouses, the east Paris local blossom option.

A hundred Akebono trees on False Creek, home of the Big Picnic and Blossoms After Dark.

Botanical garden hosting Sakura Days Japan Fair among its spring blossom.

Hilltop park plantings with city and mountain views, a neighbourhood blossom fixture.

Traditional Japanese garden at UBC, blossom over its pond and paths.