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Cherry tree forest near the Nishi-guchi (west) gate.

Monorail to Chiba Koen Station 千葉公園駅

Chiba Castle as seen from Kencho-mae monorail station.

Entrance to Inohana Park

Koganei Park sakura

View of Chiba Park from monorail. 綿打池

Path to Chiba Castle (visible on left)

Huge trees shower you with cherry blossoms.

Chiba Park approach

Chiba Castle and paper lanterns

Chiba Castle Sakura Matsuri lantern

White weeping cherry blossoms

Chiba Castle tower

Low branches are common

White weeping cherry blossoms

Chiba Castle

Pink weeping cherry blossoms

Cherry blossoms and Chiba Castle

Senzoku-Ike Pond and cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossoms and Chiba Castle

Noh stage and the cherry tree used as the barometer for Tokyo's cherry blossom blooming condition.

White and pink weeping cherry blossoms

Corners

About 30 weeping cherry trees ring the pond's perimeter.

Front view

Path to other areas of the huge park.

Chiba Park

Tall one

Another cherry tree forest near the center of the park.

Statue of Chiba-no-suke Tsuneshige and Chiba Castle tower 千葉介常重Lord Chiba-no-suke Tsuneshige was the founder of Chiba Castle in 1126.

The cherry blossoms lining Sotobori Moat also look stunning from the road, Sotobori-dori in front of Kagurazaka.

Cherry blossoms along the Shakujii River, near Shin-Itabashi Station on the Mita subway line.

Slope to Arakawa Shizen Koen Park from the Arakawa 2-chome streetcar station on the Tokyo Toden Arakawa Line.

"Senzoku" means "wash feet." One legend says that Nichiren washed his feet in the pond.

Cherry blossom pathUeno Park is one of Tokyo's major spots for cherry blossoms. Not very picturesque, but there are a lot of trees and people. The cherries at adjacent Shinobazu Pond are more picturesque.

Reaching low

Statue of Chiba-no-suke Tsuneshige built in Dec. 2001 to commemorate Chiba city's 80th anniversary. 千葉介常重Lord Chiba-no-suke Tsuneshige was the founder of Chiba Castle in 1126.

Weeping cherry

People in a long line waiting to enter Canal Cafe to either dine or rent a rowboat.

There are cherries on both sides of the river and a walking path on both sides.

Cherry trees along the park's perimeter.

The area with the cherry trees is called Sakurayama.

Trees in full bloom

Visitor's center entrance to the outdoor architectural museum.

Vinyl tarps reserve picnic areas for flower-viewing parties at night.

Most of the weeping cherries are planted along the pond's edge.

Statue of Chiba-no-suke Tsuneshige 千葉介常重Lord Chiba-no-suke Tsuneshige was the founder of Chiba Castle in 1126.

Weeping cherry next to the water park.

Canal Cafe is right below the cherries. But notice empty tables despite the long line.

Entrance to one walking path with a poem monument.

Cherry trees along the streetcar tracks.

Cherry blossom promenade

Chiba Park weeping cherries

Stone wall at entrance

Weeping cherries

Empty rowboats too.

Cherry blossoms near JR Sugamo Station

Bentenjima, a small peninsula connected by a bridge.

Hanami

Boats for rent

Steps to front entrance

Cherry trees along the Sotobori Moat. Formerly a moat of Edo Castle, this canal stretching from Iidabashi Station to Ichigaya Station along the Chuo Line.

Swan boats on Shakujii Pond. 石神井公園

The pond is also depicted in woodblock prints such as by Hiroshige.

Flower-viewing parties can in the daytime or nighttime

Deck

Cherry tree shadow

Great day for flower-viewing

Castle tower

Dancers under the cherry blossoms in Ueno Park, Tokyo

Hitsujiyama Park with weeping cherry blossoms and Mt. Bukosan. 羊山公園

River wall

Low-rider cherries

Roof tiles with the Chiba clan's crest

Rock musicians

Hitsujiyama Park with weeping cherry blossoms

Shakujii Pond 石神井池

Rowboats and low-hanging cherries.

Shakujii River sprinkled with fallen petals.

Typical Somei-Yoshino cluster of cherry blossoms

The castle tower is built on an anti-earthquake foundation.

Hitsujiyama Park and Mt. Bukosan.

The end of the moat is also a good viewpoint.

Pleasant walking path.

Cherry blossom curtain

Children's playground

Exhibits inside the castle, a folk and history museum for the Chiba clan and Chiba city.

Reserved flower-viewing spacePeople come early in the morning and stake out a prime picnicking space for their company or group to gather later in the day or in the evening.

Top floor of castle

The end of the moat is also a good viewpoint.

This was a weekday.

Little Mermaid

Entrance to the road leading to the Cherry Dance theater (Gion Kobu Kaburenjo) in the Gion district. The sign says "Miyako Odori."

Reserving flower-viewing spacePeople come early in the morning and stake out a prime picnicking space for their company or group to gather later in the day or in the evening.

Balcony on top floor

How it looks from the end of the moat.

Sakurayama with hanami pinickers.

Beautiful day

Unfortunately, the mesh fence ruins the view and picture-taking.

More signposts reading "Miyako Odori." "Miyako" means capital (Kyoto was once Japan's capital city), and "Odori" means dance.

How it looks from the end of the moat.

A few bridges cross the river.

Reserved flower-viewing space for the evening.People come early in the morning and stake out a prime picnicking space for their company or group to gather later in the day or in the evening.

The red fence is so low that anyone can fall over.

"Miyako Odori" sign post. Performed for over a century, the dance makes April a very special time in Kyoto. It helps to hone the dance and musical skills of the geiko and maiko who diligently practice for this annual dance.

Hanami at Senzoku-Ike

Tree branches sprawled all over the blue sky.

Asukayama Monument

Chiba Park

View of park grounds

Weeping cherry tree

The moat is parallel to the Chuo Line. View from Shin-Mitsuke Bridge. 新見附橋

This is where the path around the lake ends.

Trash

Cherry blossom veil

Cherries all over the park

"Miyako Odori" poster in English.

Toward the Tokyo National Museum

View of park grounds

"Miyako Odori" poster and paper lantern.

Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo. 枝垂桜

Sobu Line passes through.

Haiku poems solicited from the public are also displayed along the riverside.

Monorail track

Sobu Line passes through.

Tokyo National Museum

Through the mesh

This weeping cherry tree is about 60 years old.

Toward Chiba Port

PR posters and paper lanterns for the Miyako Odori are everywhere.

Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo.

Chuo Line passes through. 中央線

Cherry trees

Ichiriki, a famous geisha tea house.

Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo. Called "Shidare-sakura" in Japanese meaning cherry tree with drooping branches.

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Stone lantern

Cherry blossoms and tennis courts.

Maiko and geisha can often be seen in Gion.

With Tokyo Dome looming above, Koishikawa Korakuen is another famous Edo-Period Japanese garden originally built by Lord Yorifusa of the Mito Tokugawa Clan in 1629 as part of his Edo estate.The garden was completed under Lord Mitsukuni, the second lord of the Mito clan.