Sakura 2016

[coldkey]

Was at Meguro today, stretch near naka meguro station have 20-30% blooms. However some of the early bloomers are already starting to shed their petals, so they might be gone before the late bloomers catch up. Heavy rain with thunder in Shinjuku so more petals may fall.

 

[Integra.TypeR]

I took that flight yesterday!

Anyway Osaka not much sakura activity, dropped by tourism office and was advised to head to Kyoto in a few days time so I'll be going there on Thursday. Can't delay any longer since Friday I head to Tokyo.

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How was the flight and weather in Osaka now?
Hopefully at 2nd can see some Sakura active in Osaka

 

[wj1984]

broke still can holiday. depends ba. if tokyo, the local specialties are monjayaki and hoppy! haha.

thanks!

my bad we are going karuizawa and skipping gotemba! but sadly no snow forecast at karuizawa!

 

[Wood41]

Snow in April ?
I will be here on April 29.

http://www.alpen-route.com/tw/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/snow_wall_walk_tw2015.pdf

 

[lapucelle]

Snow now very unlikely. When i was there a couple of months ago got snow tho. Could bring kids to the snow park to play.

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[laeticia]

How was the flight and weather in Osaka now?
Hopefully at 2nd can see some Sakura active in Osaka

Flight was ok, prefer JAL service though some small things which I thought was lacking.

Weather wise quite nice now, a little chilly in the evening. Went to Kyoto today looking for sakura at least here can see some flowers

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[kuniyo_keiji]

hi bros, may i know how long will those tress stay bloomed? bcos i will only reach osaka kyoto on 12 april.
Thinkin if still got chance to see

 

[xsurycx]

hi bros, may i know how long will those tress stay bloomed? bcos i will only reach osaka kyoto on 12 april.
Thinkin if still got chance to see

Read online somewhere stated about 1-2weeks

 

[laeticia]

Quite a number of trees in bloom at Kyoto Imperial Palace!

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[wj1984]

Snow now very unlikely. When i was there a couple of months ago got snow tho. Could bring kids to the snow park to play.

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Boss worth to go Ueno park?

 

[lunzi88]

Boss worth to go Ueno park?

Was at ueno park today. Would say 15-20% in full bloom, another 20-30% in various stages of blossoming and the rest still completely bare.

 

[slurpie]

Went kiyomizudera and fushimi inari today. Still in the early stages of blooming....only a handful at full bloom. Weather is warming though, should be soon.

 

[kifo]

passed by the kyoto station today a few times... the queue for the kiyomizudera bus is crazy...

 

[slurpie]

passed by the kyoto station today a few times... the queue for the kiyomizudera bus is crazy...

Yeah the bus queues were crazy and the temple was super duper crowded

 

[SquallLH]

hi bros, may i know how long will those tress stay bloomed? bcos i will only reach osaka kyoto on 12 april.
Thinkin if still got chance to see

I would say possibility is there as I was in Osaka on Monday and it doesn't seem like full bloom is happening yet. This information is based on walking around the Namba area and I haven't managed to venture out to Sakuranomiya park yet so take it with a pinch of salt...

 

[lapucelle]

Boss worth to go Ueno park?

i had a nice hanami there maybe 2 years ago. this year i havent been there yet can't comment. but judging from the state of sakura blossoms near ueno (i stay 1.5km from ueno park)... full bloom will come later.

 

[wj1984]

i had a nice hanami there maybe 2 years ago. this year i havent been there yet can't comment. but judging from the state of sakura blossoms near ueno (i stay 1.5km from ueno park)... full bloom will come later.

actually I was more concern about the crowd at ueno park... we be doing a hanami at Shinjuku central park...

 

[wj1984]

Was at ueno park today. Would say 15-20% in full bloom, another 20-30% in various stages of blossoming and the rest still completely bare.

hows the crowd like... super worried that the park maybe too crowded!!

 

[addicted-addiction]

hows the crowd like... super worried that the park maybe too crowded!!

Was there on Sunday. The crowd was crazy AF. Words can't describe how crowded it was.

One fully bloomed tree can have 15-20 ppl crowding around it with big big cameras.

Maybe better on a weekdays but I doubt it

60% of people there are tourist

 

[Wood41]

All zoomed into the few blooming cherry trees would be the reason.
The tourists came too early for the season.
The local can wait.