Cherry blossom viewing spots in Greater Tokyo -- (2) Mount Fuji area

In Spring 2025, I did a road trip for cherry blossom viewing (hanami) in the Greater Tokyo area. Below are the places I visited in the Mount Fuji area. (For places in the Kanto region, refer to the previous post link) The views here are more impressive, thanks to Mount...

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Cherry blossom viewing spots in Greater Tokyo -- (1) Kanto region

2025 was the 10th year I was in Japan for cherry blossoms. This time, I did a road trip around the Greater Tokyo area. Although I had visited several spots in Tokyo for cherry blossom viewing (hanami) previously, I have yet to check out most of the places in the prefectures...

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Tips on cutting transportation costs in Japan

(Updated in October 2024)Since the drastic price increase from October 2023, the nationwide JR pass is no longer cost effective for many travelers to Japan. The luggage regulations introduced from May 2020 also made traveling on the Shinkansen slightly more troublesome after...

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Cherry blossom viewing spots in central Japan (Nagoya, etc.)

2024 is a strange year for Hanami (花見) (cherry blossom viewing) in Japan. Cherry blossoms are generally much later than usual in southern Japan and earlier than usual in northern Japan. As such, instead of gradually blooming from south to north, Sakura in many parts of Japan...

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