30 Places to See Cherry Blossoms in the Northern Hemisphere

The first day of spring started at the spring equinox on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 10:46 in the morning Eastern Daylight Time in the northern hemisphere; and what better way is there to herald its arrival but with colorful flowers — especially 30 places to see cherry blossoms in the northern hemisphere?

30 Places to See Cherry Blossoms in the Northern Hemisphere

Without further ado, here is a list of the 30 places to see cherry blossoms in the northern hemisphere — along with links, where applicable:

1. Amsterdam, Netherlands — Keukenhof Gardens
2. Athens, Ohio, United States — Ohio University campus
3. Boston, Massachusetts, United States — Charles River Esplanade
4. Brooklyn, New York, United States — Brooklyn Botanic Garden
5. Dallas, Texas, United States — Dallas Arboretum
6. Door County, Wisconsin, United States — Twelve different locations
7. Dublin, Ireland — National Botanic Gardens
8. Kyoto, Japan — Philosopher’s Path
9. Los Angeles, California, United States — Descanso Gardens
10. Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States — The streets around the island
11. Newark, New Jersey, United States — Branch Brook Park
12. New York, New York, United States — Central Park
13. Paris, France — Trocadéro near the Eiffel Tower
14. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States — Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park
15. Portland, Oregon, United States — Hoyt Arboretum
16. Portland, Oregon, United States — Portland Japanese Garden
17. Portland, Oregon, United States — Tom McCall Waterfront Park
18. San Francisco, California, United States — Japanese Tea Garden at the Cherry Blossom Festival
19. Seattle, Washington, United States — University of Washington
20. Taipei, Taiwan — Neihu LOHAS Park
21. Taipei, Taiwan — Sanxia Great Bear Cherry Blossom Forest
22. Taipei, Taiwan — Wuji Tianyuan Temple
23. Taipei, Taiwan — Yangmingshan National Park
24. Tokyo, Japan — Shinjuku Gyoen Park
25. Toronto, Ontario, Canada — High Park
26. Toronto, Ontario, Canada — University of Toronto St George — Downtown Campus
27. Traverse City, Michigan, United States — Leelanau Trail
28. Traverse City, Michigan, United States — Michigan State Highway 37
29. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — VanDusen Botanical Garden
30. Washington, District of Columbia, United States — National Cherry Blossom Festival

Final Boarding Call

Seeing the blossoms on cherry trees may not require a long drive — or an trip by airplane — but then again, travel may only add to the experience.

You can view my photographic essay of the blossoms of cherry trees at the Tidal Basin in the District of Columbia from 2017 — as well as the Sunday Morning Photographs of cherry blossoms in Taiwan from 2026.

The list in this article is by no means exhaustive. Please post your recommendations of places to see cherry blossoms that are missing from the list in the Comments section below.

All photographs ©2016 and ©2026 by Brian Cohen.