What are some of your favorite cherry blossom-viewing spots in Japan?

HIroseki Castle with Iwaki San the back drop.

A small park at a river, about three minutes from our house in the suburbs.

It doesn't need hundreds of sakura trees to have a lovely hanami experience. It needs one, and some good food, a few good drinks, and good company on a nice day make it perfect.

Maizuru Park, Fukuoka.

Himeji Castle. Hikone Castle. Yoshino Nara.

in my garden at home.

take seat on deck have some beer and enjoy spring and sakura flowers.

At home or at any of a hundred lovely spots just outside the city. Any place that is touted as a cherry blossom viewing spot is sure to be packed with drunk people, noise and alcohol. Hard to enjoy cherry blossoms under those conditions - fine place for a party though.

commanteer

fully agree.

here I prefer to invite 90yo neigbour and we are having beer together :)

Anywhere that doesn't include portable karaoke machines.

Anywhere not too crowded

in my garden at home.

take seat on deck have some beer and enjoy spring and sakura flowers.

Can't beat that!!

I have a garden too, but no deck or Sakura. Oh well.

Your local home center sells Sakura trees so…,