Spring 2016 in Showa Kinen Park: Sakura in Full Bloom

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Showa Kinen Park is a very popular destination to visit during Spring and Autumn. I could say this has been may favorite park here in Japan. 

Showa Kinen Park is at Tachikawa, around 30 minutes by train from Shinjuku station.

They have Flower Festival from March to May. They feature different types of flower, from Cherry Blossom, Tulips and Poppy.

This year I was so in time for the full bloom Cherry Blossoms(Sakura).

I decided to separate my blog for the Flower Festival and this full bloom Cherry Blossoms..

Visiting this park early is highly recommended because Showa Kinen park is absolutely huge!! Trust me!! And also they close early (5pm )



How Beautiful!



I was here last year, since I kinda know where to go exactly inside the park, this time I decided to rent bicycle. You can rent bicycles for 400yen(adult)/260yen (children) for 3 hours at Tachikawa Gate, Nishi Tachikawa Gate and Sunagawa Gate.

I also got to taste the  Soft  Cream flavored Sakura(Cherry Blossom).  I guess one of the ingredient is the Cherry Blossom Leaves.. got to taste one to know one!

This has also been one way to enjoy walking around the park, eating Soft Cream while enjoying beautiful scenery of Sakura Trees.

Visitors can enjoy walking along the river while viewing the flowers in full bloom.

The garden of cherry trees where visitors can have parties under the Yoshino cherry blossoms. 

For a second, I thought we were in a different world of pink snowflakes falling gently on our skin. 

The combination of the cherry blossoms with the large flower beds ’dame's violets are worth watching. 

Dame's Violet

Dame's Violet

The pond was so beautiful as it turned to white pond full of Cherry Blossom Petals.

There are also large flower beds of rape blossoms still worth watching.

Rape blossoms

It was such a perfect sunset. 

Event Period
 Flower Festival 
 From March  to May 

Address:
Showa Kinen Park
3173 Midori-machi, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Phone: +81 425281751

Website:   http://www.showakinen-koen.jp/html/english/

Access by train:It is approximately 10 minutes on foot from JR Tachikawa Station or is approximately 2 minutes on foot from JR Nishi-Tachikawa Station.It is approximately 20 minutes on foot from Seibu Haijima Line Musashi-Sunagawa Station

Access by car: It is approximately 30 minutes from Chuo Expressway Fuchu, Kunitachi IC. It is approximately 30 minutes from Chuo Expressway Hachioji IC

Admission fee: 410 Yen for adult, 80 Yen children and 210 Yen senior
Opening Hours: 09.30 – 17.00 (16.30 in Nov)

I always use this Jorudan website for train finder here in Japan. 

This might help you find the easy access.

https://world.jorudan.co.jp/mln/