Aoyama Reien
Another spectacular and short cherry blossom (sakura) season has come and gone. This is the last blog post for this season, as my wife and I took stroll to visit Aoyama Reien a few weeks ago, as the sakura leaves fell to the ground.
Aoyama Reien (also known as Aoyama Bochi) is central Tokyo’s largest cemetery, established early in 1873 and is one of Japan’s few park-style cemeteries.
It is the resting places of a number of famous people, including foreigners who came to Japan during the Meiji Era to help modernize the country.
Aoyama Reien is also known for its cherry trees, and makes a good, if somewhat somber, hanami (cherry blossom viewing drinking party) spot.
Roppongi is nearby, so you can see both the Midtown Tower and Mori Building.
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What beautiful photos with the cherry blossoms. Thanks for providing the information about Aoyama Reien as well, it was very interesting.
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Thanks Sara. Have a great trip to Tokyo and Japan in May.
Simply beautiful. I’ve seen sakura in my recent trip to Seoul, a part of the city called Yeouido island is full of cherries, the Japanese planted them during their occupation of Korea some 90 years ago.
Yes, there are cherry trees around the world (though not as grand as Japan?). One of the most famous ones would be in Washington, DC of course.
I was in Japan from March 11 to March 31. Cherry blossoms were just getting started when I arrived. Were going full bore when I left. Interesting to see the season drawing to a close now. Thanks for posting.
Steve, you visiting Japan at the best time of the year – hope you enjoyed this special season. Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting!
Hi, thanks for sharing your pictures and experiences in Japan. I like learning about the people and the culture and seeing your pictures makes me feel like I’m actually there. I would love to visit Japan in the future and I’ll be adding your blog to my favorites so I can follow your experiences and your photos. Hope you always enjoy your Japanese adventures. 🙂
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Hope you do get a chance to visit Japan soon. Looks like you just started your blog this year, do keep blogging and I’ll add your blog to my RSS reader.
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