Plum Blossom · February
Yushima Tenjin
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湯島天満宮 · Plum Blossom · Tokyo Area
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About this spot
About 300 plum trees of some 20 kinds, about 80% of them white, at Tokyo's best-known shrine of the god of learning, busy with students praying before exams. The Bunkyo Plum Festival runs from early February to early March, and the grounds are lit up in the evening until 8 pm.
Getting there
Nearest station
2 min walk from Yushima Station (Chiyoda Line)
Address
3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo City, Tokyo
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