Edo's famous flower spots（Educational or Commercial use）

In 1625, when the third shogun of the Edo Shogunate, Tokugawa Iemitsu, ordered the construction of Kan-eiji Temple on Toeizan (Mt. Toeizan), the temple was built by priest Tenkai, who brought cherry blossoms from Yoshinoyama in Nara and planted them there. The temple was loved by the common people of Edo, and many cherry blossom-viewing visitors came to the Ueno Kiyomizu Kannon-do Hall, which still remains today. However, since Kan'eiji Temple was the family temple of the Tokugawa family, eating and drinking were prohibited on the temple grounds, no parade music was allowed, and people had to leave the temple by 6:00 p.m. (kuremutsu).

Gotenyama was used by successive shoguns as a resting place for falconry and for tea ceremonies, but it developed into a scenic spot during the reign of Yoshimune Tokugawa, the 8th shogun. Gotenyama became the only cherry blossom viewing spot in Edo overlooking the sea. Unlike Kan-eiji Temple in Ueno, eating and drinking were allowed under the cherry blossoms, and the pictures depict ordinary people sitting on rugs and enjoying their lunch boxes and drinks.

The cherry blossoms along Sumida-zutsumi are said to have originated when the fourth shogun, Tokugawa Ietsuna, transplanted cherry trees from Sakuragawa in Hitachinokuni (Ibaraki Prefecture) to Mokubo-ji Temple in order to provide a recreational area for the common people. In addition, the 8th shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, planted 100 more cherry trees, and the area became known as a cherry blossom viewing spot. It is said that this was done to harden the embankment by inviting common people to walk on the soil as flower watchers.

The cherry blossoms of Asakusa were once described by Matsuo Basho in his poem "Hana no Kumo wa Ueno ka Asakusa ka". In 1733, "Kinryuyama Senbonzakura" (one thousand cherry trees), donated by a prostitute from Yoshiwara, was planted and became a popular cherry blossom viewing spot. It is said that a tag in the prostitutes' handwriting was hung from a branch of the cherry tree when it was in full bloom, inviting visitors to come up to the temple.

The park was created by the 8th shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, under his policy of making the area a parkland. Over 1,000 cherry trees were planted, and later a water teahouse and archery range were established, making it a popular recreation area for the general public. The park became popular because of its proximity to Edo (present-day Tokyo), its excellent view, and the fact that drinking parties and masquerades were permitted.

Although Shin Yoshihara is known for its cherry blossoms, they are actually only for a limited period of time. Cherry trees with their roots still attached were brought in from the mountains in accordance with the season of the lower floor, planted along Nakanomachi Chuo-dori, and removed when the blossoms fell. At night, the cherry trees could be seen lit up by lanterns, attracting not only the common people of Edo, but also tourists from the countryside, samurai on the daimyo's mission, and many other spectators.

Umeyashiki is the plum garden of Seika-an, the villa of Iseya Hikouemon, a kimono merchant in Kameido. Among them, the famous tree, which is said to have been named Garyubai by Mitsukuni Mito, the second lord of the Mito Domain, because of the way it crawls unevenly across the ground for several tens of meters (about 150 m), is well known and was visited by many onlookers. The Kameido Umeyashiki, painted by Utagawa Hiroshige in his "Meisho Edo hyakkei (One hundred Famous Views of Edo)," is also known to have been copied by Van Gogh.

江戸時代初期、亀戸天神の初代宮司が植栽したのがはじまりで、やがて庶民の間での評判となった藤の名所。その見事な姿は「亀戸の五尺藤」「亀戸の藤浪」と称賛されて第5代将軍・徳川綱吉、第8代将軍・徳川吉宗も訪れたという。舟で訪れて日帰りの藤見の楽しむ、人気の行楽地であった。

There are various theories about the origin of the iris garden in Horikiri, but one theory is that the garden was started by Izaemon Odaka of Horikiri Village, who collected irises from various regions and planted them in his own garden. The 12th shogun of the Edo Shogunate, Tokugawa Iekei, Iesada, and their father stopped by the garden when they took a break from falconry, and when the 12th lord of the Owari Domain, Tokugawa Saisho, visited the garden, he gave the garden the praise of "the best iris in Japan" and "Souka", which made the garden famous and popular among the general public.