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Akasaka Sacas

One of Tokyo's leading complexes, with a name that carries the meaning of "making cherry blossoms bloom"

Located about a 4-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka, Akasaka Sacas is a complex facility that includes TBS and serves as a hub for cultural information, with approximately 100 cherry trees of 11 different varieties planted on its grounds. The night cherry blossoms illuminated by the lights of the city buildings are unique to Akasaka. It is also recommended as a date spot.
The Kawazu cherry blossoms and Kanhizakura (Taiwan cherry) are the first to bloom in early March. Following that, the Akasaka Sacas symbol tree, the Benishidare (weeping cherry), and Somei Yoshino cherry trees bloom, and for about two months until the Kenrokuen Kikuzakura in early May, the grounds of Sacas are enveloped in colorful cherry blossoms.

[Blooming Period] Usually late March to early April
[Best Time to View] Usually early April
[Types of Cherry Blossoms] Somei Yoshino, Yaezakura, Shidarezakura, etc.

Akasaka Sacas

• 5-3-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo MAP
• Directly connected to Akasaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
• Varies by store
• Varies by store
• Free
• Akasaka Biz Tower parking available (paid)

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Akasaka Hikawa Shrine

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

Akasaka Hikawa Shrine is located about a 13-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka. The current shrine building was constructed in 1730 by the 8th Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune. It is counted as one of the Tokyo Ten Shrines as a guardian deity for warding off evil and matchmaking, and it is a rare shrine in Tokyo that retains many scenes from the Edo period.
In conjunction with the cherry blossom season, the seasonal "Sakura Mairi" goshuin (shrine seal) and the "Negai no Ito Mamori" (wish thread amulet), carefully crafted by shrine maidens, are distributed. Shogun Yoshimune is known for encouraging cherry blossom viewing among the common people, and the cherry blossoms that bloom in profusion at Akasaka Hikawa Shrine carry on Yoshimune's wishes to the present day.

[Blooming Period] Usually late March to early April
[Best Time to View] Usually early April
[Types of Cherry Blossoms] Somei Yoshino, Yaezakura, Shidarezakura, etc.

Akasaka Hikawa Shrine

• 6-10-12 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo MAP
• Approx. 8-minute walk from Exit 6 of Akasaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line
• 6:00–17:30 (Shrine office reception 9:00–17:00)
• None
• Free (Goshuin fee required separately)
• 03-3583-1935
• Available

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Shimizudani Park

Enjoy seasonal scenery in the spacious garden

Shimizudani Park, located about a 10-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka, 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 spring water from the Edo period. It is also the site of the "Kioizaka Incident," where Meiji-era politician Toshimichi Okubo was assassinated, and a memorial monument stands in the park.
In spring, Somei Yoshino and weeping cherry trees are in full bloom in the park, and double-flowered cherry blossoms bloom along Kioicho Street, which faces the park. Surrounded by high-rise buildings, it is the perfect place to relax as an urban oasis.

[Blooming Period] Usually late March to early April
[Best Time to View] Usually early April
[Types of Cherry Blossoms] Somei Yoshino, Yaezakura, Shidarezakura, etc.

Shimizudani Park

• 2 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo MAP
• Approx. 3-minute walk from Akasaka-mitsuke Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza and Marunouchi Lines
• 24 hours
• None
• Free
• 03-5211-4243 (Chiyoda City Road and Park Division)
• None (Coin parking available nearby)

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Tokyo Midtown

A complex facility housing 130 different establishments

About a 15-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka is Tokyo Midtown, a complex that brings together commercial facilities, cultural facilities, offices, and parks. A feature of the site is that cherry trees inherited from the former Defense Agency bloom every year, and a "Cherry Tree Succession Project" is underway to pass on the legacy of old trees to new saplings.
The 103 cherry trees are primarily Somei Yoshino, and visitors can enjoy strolling and illuminations when they are in bloom. You can also admire the cherry blossoms in the adjacent Hinokicho Park, and the entire area is wrapped in the atmosphere of spring.

[Blooming period] Late March to early April every year
[Best time to see] Early April every year
[Types of cherry blossoms] Somei Yoshino, Oshima cherry, Kanzan

Tokyo Midtown

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

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Ark Hills

A mixed-use urban development based on the concept of a "Total Environment City"

Ark Hills is a complex that brings together offices, hotels, cultural facilities, and embassies. Located about a 15-minute walk from OMO3 Tokyo Akasaka, it features lush greenery where you can feel the changing of the seasons.
In particular, the row of cherry trees that reaches its peak from late March to early April is a spring tradition in the Ark area. Along the perimeter of Ark Hills, 150 Somei Yoshino cherry trees bloom over a distance of approximately 700 meters. The sight of them illuminated against the backdrop of the facility is truly spectacular.

Ark Hills

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