Osaka Cherry Blossom Map
Where to see sakura in Osaka
In an average year (1991 to 2020) the Japan Meteorological Agency's Osaka tree flowers around 27 March and reaches full bloom around 4 April. Five places are on this map. Kema Sakuranomiya Park has about 4,500 cherry trees and is always open, and Nishinomaru Garden has about 300, mostly Somei Yoshino, and stays open to 20:00 in the blossom season. Nishinomaru is closed on Mondays. The Japan Mint opens its grounds in the spring, and its late-flowering cherries are best around mid-April. Osaka Castle Park and the Main Tower complete the list.
9 places
Late March to mid-April When
The places
Park · Tenma Kema Sakuranomiya Park A riverside park from Kema Weir to Tenmabashi, with a promenade, a water plaza and about 4,500 cherry trees. The Japan Mint stands along it.
Museum · Tenma Japan Mint Osaka (Cherry Blossom Passage) The Osaka branch of the Japan Mint, whose grounds open to the public for a week each spring for the Cherry Blossom Passage. The Mint's cherry trees include 338 trees of 134 cultivars as of 2019.
Landmark · Osaka Castle Osaka Castle Main Tower The castle keep rebuilt in 1931 as a museum of the Toyotomi era and Osaka Castle's history, with an observation deck on the top floor. It stands inside Osaka Castle Park, which covers 105.6 hectares.
Park · Osaka Castle Osaka Castle Park A 105.6-hectare park around the castle keep, with moats, stone walls and a plum grove of about 1,245 trees of 105 varieties. It also holds Nishinomaru Garden, Osaka-jo Hall and the Miraiza shopping building.
Park · Osaka Castle Nishinomaru Garden A 6.5-hectare lawn garden opened in 1965 on the site said to have been the residence of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife, Kita no Mandokoro. About 300 cherry trees, mostly Somei Yoshino, bloom here in spring, and the Hoshoan teahouse stands in the northeast corner.
Landmark · Tenma Senpukan A Western-style building put up in 1871 as a reception house for the Mint, described by the city as Japan's first full-scale Western-style building. It stands on the north side of the Japan Mint grounds, close to the riverside cherry trees.
Shrine · Osaka Castle Sanko Shrine (Sanada-yama) A shrine on the Sanada-yama hill south-east of Osaka Castle, known for the Sanada tunnel that is kept locked behind iron bars. The grounds are known for cherry blossom in early April.
Park · Himeji Koko-en Garden Nine linked gardens southwest of Himeji Castle, laid out so the castle serves as borrowed scenery. It includes a pond-and-stroll garden and a tea garden with a sukiya-style tea house.
Park · Minoo Expo '70 Commemorative Park and Tower of the Sun The park laid out on the 1970 World Expo site, with Taro Okamoto's Tower of the Sun at its centre. The park has a Japanese garden, a natural-culture garden and cycle boats on the Yume no Ike pond.
