Tokyo Cherry Blossom Highlights: Asakusa, Ueno, and Yanaka

Morning stroll in quiet Sensoji temple, viewing weeping cherry blossoms, beautifully painted shutters by a group of artists at Nakamise shops. Sensoji temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo and land mark of Asakusa.

Ameya Yokocho, a shopping arcade lined with shops selling fresh fish, food, daily goods. The local people and tourists eat and drink at food stands.

Enjoy Ueno park lined with more than a thousand of cherry blossoms and remains of Tokugawa family's temples such as Ueno Toshogu and Kiyomizu Kannnon temple and Shinobazu pond.

At Tennoji temple Buddha statue sits calmly and the compound is well maintained with beautiful weeping cherry trees. You may hear sutra chanting by monk from inside.

At Yanaka cemetery, there is the last Shogun's tomb and the guide talk about the background and Japanese religion. The street in the center is lined with beautiful cherry blossoms and the locals walk along to visit their ancestor's cemetery.

Yanaka Ginza shopping street lined with about 70 daily shops selling liquors, ice cream, cutlets and croquettes, fish and meal, fruits and vegetables, souvenir. Enjoy eating and drinking like the locals do.

Nippori Fabric Town is another shopping paradise selling every type of fabric from traditional silk to modern printed cotton. (This is optional and most stores close on Sundays and National holidays).