Private Tour
Tokyo Private Cherry Blossom Tour with a Local – Picnic Included
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Spend time with one of our hosts who will take you out picnicking under the sakura (cherry blossoms) in your very own hanami (cherry blossom viewing) party in Tokyo. Your host will decide on two hanami locations for you, including a famous park like Shinjuku Gyoen National Park, as well as a small garden and shrine. You could also view the blossoms whilst floating down a tranquil moat or even at night.
Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded local host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Ueno Park
Your journey starts at Ueno Park, where the cherry blossoms create a canopy of pink and white.
Yanaka Cemetery
Reflect at Yanaka Cemetery, a place where sakura trees stand guard over historical figures.
What‘s Included
Optional meet-up at your central location accommodation
Private and personalized walking experience
4 hours with a local host
A traditional Japanese picnic (bento box, shared sushi platter, Japanese sweets, two drinks)
Food and drinks additional to any included
Tickets to any attractions
Transportation costs
Gratuities
Options
Tokyo Cherry Blossom
Reviews
6 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
It was rainy on our tour...
Nicole H,Mar 26, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00It was rainy on our tour day but our guide, Lauren, did a fantastic job finding things for us to do and see which still included the beautiful cherry blossoms. We could not do our picnic, but she took us to a delicious sushi restaurant that she likes and helped us order our food. Great experience and would definitely recommend.
Seiichi & Sakura
Nicole P,Apr 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00My tour guide, Seiichi, was amazing. He completely customized the trip as I had some very particular goals, spoke excellent English, and offered a lot of interesting insights and knowledge regarding Tokyo and also Japan as a whole. I needed to get a specific photo for a book I’m working on and Seiichi took a million photos of me and I think it is very likely that the one he took will be used for the book, he was excellent with the camera and took a lot of great photos. I also did a Sakura guided tour in Kyoto with the same company and I did not get as lucky. Seiichi was incredibly communicative both before, during, and after. Seiichi is very well-traveled and a very warm person who was fun to hang out with. I would definitely hire him again the next time I’m in Tokyo.
Very nice experience but very overpriced
Brigitte H,Apr 2, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00The experience of having a picknick under the Sakura trees was amazing and Marc did a fantastic job securing a spot for us. However, this tour is extremely overpriced. To pay more than 400 euro for a lunch is just tooo much and we even had to pay for our own metro-tickets. Big fail for Viator, but would hire Marc back privately without a doubt!
Great tour, but trees weren’t in bloom yet
tomhebrank,Mar 29, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Unfortunately, the cherry blossom bloom was late this year because of the cold weather. My tour guide went out of his way to find the few blooming trees, and added some additional stops to make up for the lack of blooming trees.
Well done!
Colette C,Mar 27, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00The best part of my experience was the lovely, knowledgeable guide, Kyoko. Given the constant rain and the chilly weather which led to cherry blossoms not blooming she was quick to improvise and we spent a lovely time covering alternative activities which weren’t even on my list. Thank you, Kyoko
Antonio was the best...
Jinhy Y,Apr 8, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Antonio was the best guide. He was so patient and helpful. We enjoyed getting to know him an we had a wonderful time viewing the cherry blossoms.
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