Excursion to Atami for Early Sakura

Winter is not a hindrance to cherry blossoms: Atami is already in bloom.

Everyone is used to the fact that the cherry blossoming season in Tokyo is the end of March or the beginning of April. However, you can come even earlier and from February to open the season of admiring the cherry.

Here’s one of the popular destinations for those on holiday in February or March: book a bargain-priced excursion from Tokyo to Atami, a cozy coastal town in Shizuoka Prefecture where spring comes earlier. This place is only an hour by Shinkansen from the capital of Japan, thanks to the mild climate, flowers will soon begin to bloom. Atami-zakura is a special winter variety of cherry blossoms, the peak of its flowering falls in early February.

So if you want to feel the spring before everyone else, go to Atami. It is not only beautiful nature, but also an ideal atmosphere for those who appreciate the beauty of life even in the middle of winter.

After lunch, visit a fine art museum or hot springs with breathtaking ocean views.

Organizational details

• Meeting with a guide in a hotel lobby in Tokyo.
• Shinkansen to Atami Station (about 40 minutes).
• Separately paid: transportation costs, entrance tickets, lunch.
• The park is open daily from 9:00 to 17:00 (last entrance at 16:00), except Tuesday.
• The cost of visiting the park: adult ticket (from high school and older) – ¥2,000, for primary school students – ¥1,000, for preschoolers admission is free.
• The cost of visiting Fuua Ocean Spa: adult – ¥3080, child – ¥2310.
• The spa is open daily from 10:00 to 22:00 (last entrance at 21:00).

• Guide services.