There are approximately 1,500 cherry trees in the park, which has long been called as having the best cherry blossoms in the country. It has also been chosen as one of Japan’s top 100 cherry blossom viewing sites. The best time to visit is in the middle of April, and more than 250,000 tourists visit Takato Castle Ruins Park when the cherry blossoms turn it pink.

Event Dates	Early April - Late April every year (tentative)
Event Details	April1-30, 2019
Official site	https://takato-inacity.jp/h31/
Location (venue)	Takato Castle Ruins Park, Ina City
Address	Higashitakato, Takato-machi, Ina-shi, Nagano
Price	Essentially free admission Admission fee is 500 yen for adults and 250 yen for children after the cherry trees have bloomed.

Region	Chubu
Category	Nature, Nature

Event organizers may change the date and time. Please check the official website.

update: Feb.27.2019