Cherry Blossom Seattle Japanese Garden

Top 5 places to see japanese cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossom seattle japanese garden. The seattle cherry blossom japanese cultural festival committee donated 25 cherry trees to be planted at jefferson park. Sakura matsuri the parks main cherry blossom festival will run this year over. February 24 2015 come. Events in the garden spring jessa gardner march 27 2019 welcome back spring event cherry blossoms.

The seattle japanese garden is opening for our 2019 season on april 1st. Cherry blossoms grow all around seattle but especially in parks and public spaces. Seasonal changes are constant and every visit refreshingly unique. Winding paths and benches invite you to view the garden slowly and mindfully in all of its detail stones water lanterns bridges buildings plants and animals.

If you really want to focus on cherry trees also recommended is a city walk in tacoma down north proctor street from sixth ave. Because of the abundance of cherrie trees in seattle many of them a gift from japan the whole city looks like a giant seattle sakura although there are some better hanami locations then other i listed them last year along with links to hanami storiespicsand if you want more on japaneseus connection head to seattle center on april 13 15 for seattle cherry blossom japanese cultural. Founded on a sunny afternoon on the warm grass of seattles seward park on may 8 1976 the seattle cherry blossom and japanese cultural festival has grown to become a three day celebration enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people. Seattle japanese garden is 35 acre urban sanctuary.

Hours with an abundance of caution and under the guidance of seattle parks and recreation and. The park is the home to the jefferson park golf course the jefferson community center jefferson lawn bowling jefferson skatepark and the. Japanese cherry blossom cultural festival. Take the link light rail at the seatac station arrive at university street station bay a.

In japan cherry blossom season is a heralded time of year with blossom forecasts keeping a close eye on the season as the peak blossoms only last a week or twothere the act of viewing cherry blossoms is called hanamiin seattle we arent quite as formal about our cherry blossom season but spring is the. To get to the arboretum from seattle southside. The olmsted inspired path system flanked by trees offers a wonderful respite from city life along with many active opportunities. Running from mid march until late april each of the different cherry tree species in the park take their turn to bloom and then fall in an almost choreographed display of beauty.

Looking closer to the city the brooklyn botanic garden in new york is home to some of the most famous cherry trees in the country. Transfer to bus 43 at montlake blvd e e lake. Stop by to see blooming camellias budding azaleas and koi fish swimming through the newly restored pond. To north 21st near the university of puget sound campus.

Sadly seattle centers japanese cherry blossom cultural festival has been cancelled for 2020.