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Akasaka Sacas

One of Tokyo's Leading Properties with the Meaning of "Blooming" Cherry Blossoms

About a 4-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka by Hoshino Resorts, "Akasaka Sacas," a complex Property including TBS and a center of cultural information, is planted with about 100 cherry trees of 11 different varieties. The nighttime cherry blossoms illuminated by the lights of the buildings can only be seen in Akasaka. It is also a good date spot.
Kawazu cherry trees and scarlet cherry trees are the first to bloom in early March. The symbolic tree of Akasaka Sacas, the benishidare and someiyoshino, will follow, and the grounds of Akasaka Sacas will be covered with colorful cherry blossoms for about two months until the Kenrokuen chrysanthemum cherry blossoms bloom in early May.

Flowering season: Usually from late March to early April.
Best time to see the cherry blossoms: Usually early April.
Someiyoshino cherry trees, yaezakura cherry trees, weeping cherry trees, etc.

Akasaka Sacas

• 5-3-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo MAP
• Direct connection from Akasaka Station on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
• Varies from store to store.
• Varies depending on each store
• Free of charge
• Parking available at Akasaka Biz Tower (fee required)

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Akasaka Hikawa Shrine

Taste the four seasons at a shrine associated with the Edo Shogunate

The Akasaka Hikawa Shrine, a 13-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka by Hoshino Resorts, was built in 1730 by the 8th Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, who built the present shrine. The shrine is one of the ten shrines in Tokyo and is known as a guardian deity for warding off evil spirits and for marriage, and it is rare in Tokyo in that it retains many scenes from the Edo period.
In conjunction with the blooming of cherry blossoms, seasonal red seals called "Sakura mairi" and "Gan no ito mamori," a charm made by a shrine maiden with her whole heart, are distributed. Lord Yoshimune is known to have encouraged the common people to enjoy cherry blossom viewing, and the cherry trees in full bloom at Akasaka Hikawa Shrine carry on his wishes into the present day.

Flowering season: Usually from late March to early April.
Best time to see the cherry blossoms: Usually early April.
Someiyoshino cherry trees, yaezakura cherry trees, weeping cherry trees, etc.

Akasaka Hikawa Shrine

• 6-10-12 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo MAP
• 8 min. walk from Exit 6 of Akasaka Station on Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
• 6:00 - 17:30 (Shrine office open 9:00 - 17:00)
• None
• Free of charge (red seal fee is required separately)
• 03-3583-1935
• Available

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Shimizudani Park

Enjoy the scenery of the four seasons in the spacious park

Shimizudani Park, located about a 10-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka by Hoshino Resorts, was transferred from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to Chiyoda Ward in 1965. The Shinji Pond in the spacious park is an artificial restoration of the fresh water of the Edo period. It is also the site of the "Kioizaka Incident" in which Toshimichi Okubo, a politician of the Meiji era, was assassinated, and a memorial stands in the park.
In spring, someiyoshino cherry trees and weeping cherry trees are at their best in the park, and double-flowered cherry trees are in full bloom on Kioicho-dori Street facing the park. Surrounded by skyscrapers, the park is a perfect urban oasis for relaxation.

Flowering season: Usually from late March to early April.
Best time to see the cherry blossoms: Usually early April.
Someiyoshino cherry trees, yaezakura cherry trees, weeping cherry trees, etc.

Shimizudani Park

• 2 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo MAP
• Approximately a 3-minute walk from Akasaka-mitsuke Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Marunouchi Line
• 24 hours
• None
• Free of charge
• 03-5211-4243 (Road and Park Division, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
• No parking (coin-operated parking available nearby)

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Tokyo Midtown

A complex of 130 Properties

About a 15-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka by Hoshino Resorts is Tokyo Midtown, a complex of commercial, cultural, office, and park facilities. Cherry trees inherited from the former Defense Agency bloom every year on the grounds, and the "Cherry Blossom Succession Project," which promotes the succession of old trees and the generational change to younger trees, is also a feature of the project.
The center of the 103 cherry trees are Someiyoshino, which can be strolled and illuminated when in bloom. The cherry trees in the adjacent Hinokicho Park can also be admired, and the whole area is enveloped in a spring atmosphere.

Blooming season: Usually from late March to early April.
Best time to see the cherry blossoms: Usually early April.
Someiyoshino cherry trees, Oshima cherry trees, and kanzan cherry trees

Tokyo Midtown

• 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, etc. MAP
• Direct connection via underground passage from Roppongi Station on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
• Varies by store
• Varies by store
• Free of charge
• 03-3475-3100 (Tokyo Midtown Call Center)
• Available

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Ark Hills

A city complex based on the concept of a "Zen-environmental city

ARK Hills, a complex of offices, hotels, cultural properties, and embassies, is a 15-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka by Hoshino Resorts, and is surrounded by lush greenery where visitors can experience the changing of the four seasons.
The rows of cherry blossom trees, which are at their best from late March to early April, are a springtime tradition in the ARK area. Along the perimeter of ARK Hills, 150 Someiyoshino cherry trees bloom along a stretch of approximately 700 meters. The sight of the trees lit up against the backdrop of the Property is truly breathtaking.

ARK Hills

• 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo (ARK Mori Building) MAP
• 1 minute walk from Exit 3 of Roppongi-itchome Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line (ARK Mori Building)
• Varies by store
• Varies by store
• Free of charge
• 03-6406-6664
• Available