There are lots of different ways to enjoy the cherry blossoms — including basic blue tarps on the grass, spring day trips out of Tokyo, and sparkling-wine-fuelled river cruises. The last one is tempti

There are lots of different ways to enjoy the cherry blossoms — including basic blue tarps on the grass, spring day trips out of Tokyo, and sparkling-wine-fuelled river cruises. The last one is tempting, but is it purely aspirational? How much does such a fancy hanami experience cost? Billed as “Tokyo’s most iconic cherry blossom viewing spot”, the Meguro River Cherry Blossom CHANDON Cruise is something of a spring institution. What happens on the sakura cruise? It’s a party on the river. You board a private cruiser, glasses of CHANDON are handed out, and you sail through a canopy of pink (the “Sakura Tunnel”), waving to the regular folk on the riverbanks. You take all the photos. You hope to remem

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