Hanami cherry blossom season arrives at Ueno Park
🇯🇵 Friday, March 20, 2026
Hanami cherry blossom season arrives at Ueno Park

今週末、花見シーズンの到来に合わせて、上野公園では青いビニールシートを広げた花見客たちが賑わっている。

This weekend, coinciding with the arrival of cherry blossom season, Ueno Park is bustling with hanami visitors who have spread out blue plastic sheets.

Cultural Context

Around March 20 each year, cherry blossoms begin blooming in Tokyo, and Ueno Park becomes one of Japan's most iconic hanami spots, filled with picnic groups spreading blue tarps under the sakura trees.

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