City
Events in Tokyo
One event a year moves hotel prices in Tokyo, and this is what it does to them. Where to stay, how long each district is from the venue, and how to get here.
What is on
| Dates | Event | Type | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar – 5 Apr 2027 | Cherry blossom seasonexpected | Nature | Closing |
The weeks the city fills
25 Mar – 5 Apr 2027
Cherry blossom season
Worst: Full bloom at ×2.6. Cheapest: First bloom in Tokyo at ×2.2.
Against what the same hotel costs four weeks earlier — our estimate, not a live rate. Outside these weeks Tokyo prices like any other month.
Getting here
| Airport | Code | To the city |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Haneda | HND | 35 min |
| Tokyo Narita | NRT | 75 min |
| Osaka Kansai | KIX | 90 min |
Trains: Tokyo Station.
Where to stay
Ueno Park| District | To the venue | Price | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ueno & Asakusa | 10 min walk | $$$ | Old Tokyo beside the city's busiest blossom park; cheaper than the west side |
| Shinjuku | 30 min metro | $$$$ | Hotels by the hundred and Shinjuku Gyoen's blossoms twenty minutes' walk away |
| Shibuya & Meguro | 35 min metro | $$$$ | The Meguro river walk, which is the photograph everyone comes for |
| Kyoto | 140 min train | $$$$ | Two hours by Shinkansen; blossoms a week later and a different trip entirely |
| Yokohama | 50 min train | $$$ | Half an hour south, a city of its own, and the overflow that keeps its price |
More on Sakura: which days to go and when to book. See also festivals.