What is the best time to travel to Japan? Without doubt, sakura season (spring).
If you are lucky enough to have a few days off this spring, seeing Japan’s cherry blossom is an opportunity not to miss. Last remaining places for spring trips to Japan. Lower prices than in summer, more pleasant temperatures and a unique natural spectacle.
Last places to travel to Japan in May.
Futuristic architecture and neon in Osaka, traditional Kyoto, spiritual Koyasan, Mount Fuji’s landscapes and the metropolis of Tokyo. Japan’s highlights in a journey led by Asaki, our Japanese guide with a Mediterranean soul, revealing local Japan and explaining cultural subtleties from a perspective familiar to Spanish travellers.
We are also accompanied by photographer Ariadna Arnés who will invite us to look at the country from a photographic perspective.
Sakura in Japan
At the end of March-early April comes one of the most important moments of Japanese life; The ‘sakura’, long considered a symbol of ephemeral beauty, a metaphor of life, bright and beautiful, but fragile and passing.
Why is Sakura the best time to travel to Japan?
Japan’s cherry blossom season is a time to walk beneath delicate pink flowers, drink, eat, chat and sing. Picnic cloths spread through the parks, sometimes from early morning, for happy feasts with friends and neighbours.
For those who consider scenery a highlight of travel, spring is the best time to visit Japan.
The Shunbun-no-hi
Sakura season begins with the spring equinox (Shunbun no Hi), a tradition dating back to ancient times. It has religious and ritual connections with spirituality, ancestor worship and appreciation of nature.
Despite being one of the most important festivals in Japan, the celebration date is determined by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), and can fall between March 17 and 24 due to leap years.
Alongside lush nature, Japan offers monumental temples, idyllic gardens, peaceful lakes and legendary mountains, as well as futuristic cities such as Tokyo and Kyoto.
Neon-filled cities evoke an electronic world contrasting with ancient temples.
Tokyo
TeamLab Borderless – Odaiba
Here, 3D digital art knows no boundaries: works flow freely between rooms. Lose yourself among lamps responding to human movement in the “Forest of Resonating Lamps”. Wander through a mysterious, colourful garden in the “Forest of Flowers and People: Lost, Immersed and Reborn”, and let butterflies surround you in “Flutter of Butterflies Beyond Borders, Floating Nest”
Tokyo Skytree – Sumida-Ku
360-degree views of Tokyo from above the clouds. Rising above the city, TOKYO SKYTREE is the capital’s new attraction and, as of 2018, the world’s tallest tower. At exactly 634 metres, it dominates the skyline.
Yayoi Kusama Museum
Opened in 2017 for lovers of Yayoi Kusama's art, the museum aims to share and promote her work. It presents key pieces from her early years to the present. Talks, publications, temporary exhibitions and archival material celebrate the artist's many achievements.
Ghibli Museum – Mitaka
A museum for children and all Studio Ghibli fans, where Totoro welcomes us.
Tokyo with a local
Our local guides share favourite places and curiosities rarely included in city visits.
The city is preparing to receive visitors again; the spring of 2022 appears to be the date coinciding with the Sakura, the days on which cherry blossoms bloom.
Walking in Tokyo reveals innovative architecture, from minimalism to extravagance. Alongside the bold fashion-brand buildings of Ginza and Omotesando, St Mary’s Cathedral, seat of the Catholic archdiocese, and the Nezu Museum showcase modern, functional spaces.
Guidebooks rightly recommend Asakusa’s temples and Omotesando’s shopping area. A short walk away, however, lies the everyday Tokyo that forms the city’s soul.
Transport
Our Japan itinerary during sakura uses public and private transport: private coaches, public buses, ferries, gondola lifts, cable cars, express trains and the bullet train. The price of the trip includes the 14-day Japan Rail Pass. We use these passes wherever possible; other journeys use private or public transport with our guides’ assistance. On train sections, luggage travels separately under the new regulations and awaits travellers at the destination hotel.
Recommended visits on days off are easy to make with the Japan Rail Pass and do not involve any extra charges.
Baggage shipment
For more comfortable sightseeing on certain days, pack essentials for 1–2 days in your daypack; the rest of your luggage goes to the destination hotel. Japanese hotels provide toiletries such as soap, shampoo, a comb and a toothbrush.
Accommodation is within walking distance of the stations, making transfers easy without needing public transport.
Our trips to Japan
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What is the best time to travel to Japan? Without doubt, it is sakura (spring).
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