If having a picnic in a park is too cliché for you, then viewing cherry blossoms in these unique spots might just be your thing.
While hanami literally means flower viewing, this term is almost always associated with sakura (cherry blossoms), and often involves admiring them in a boring old garden or park while having a picnic.
Here we’ve given you options you won’t find on many other lists while leaving out the more extravagant options — if you feel like having hanami from a helicopter, go for it, but our Cheapo hearts will hurt.
For an idea of flowering dates, see our sakura forecast.
Pro tip: You can visit Kyoto with a special bullet train deal to experience hanami in cherry-blossom central.
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