Osaka 8. Osaka Castle: Samurai sakura spectacle. Credit. Close your eyes and imagine this: a majestic castle, all stone and history, suddenly surrounded by a sea of fluffy pink. That’s Osaka Castle ...

Osaka Castle, Osaka. Photo: Sean Pavone/Dreamstime. ... It's particularly breathtaking at night, when the cherry blossom trees are illuminated along with roughly 3,000 bonbori lanterns.

OSAKA—Osaka’s cherry blossom season officially started on March 19, tying the earliest record for the flowers set in 2021, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

One of the most famous cherry blossom spots in the Kansai region of western Japan, Osaka Castle Park is home to about 3,000 cherry trees. This year the trees were in full bloom on April 6, ten ...

Kansai Cherry Blossom One-Day Tour｜Sakura Viewing Boat by Water Bus, Cherry Blossom Tunnel at Ogawarte Tsuki, Thousand Cherry Blossoms in Osaka Castle Park, Uji Walking Tour in Kyoto｜Departure ...