Japan Mint Cherry Blossom Passage
造幣局 桜の通り抜け
The cherry blossom passage at the Japan Mint headquarters, open for only one week a year, with about 560 meters of layered double-flowered cherry trees in over a hundred varieties.
The headquarters of the Japan Mint lies on the east bank of the Okawa River (formerly the Yodo River). Its grounds have about 140 varieties and more than 300 cherry trees along the river, mainly late-blooming double-flowered varieties. When the cherry blossoms peak in early to mid-April, the roughly 560-meter “Cherry Blossom Passage” opens for about a week, one of Osaka’s major spring events. In recent years you must book an entry time slot in advance on the official website. Entry is free. At other times you can visit the Mint Museum (free admission, closed on the third Wednesday and other days). It is about 15 minutes on foot from Tenmabashi Station. Across the river, the Mema Sakura no Miya Park, with its roughly 4-kilometer cherry-lined embankment, is also worth a stroll. Opening dates are announced each year according to the bloom.
Opening hours
Cherry blossom path: about one week in April each year (10:00–19:00, reservation required); Mint Museum 09:00–16:45
Nearby sights
- Osaka Tenmangu
- Osaka Castle
- Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street
- Osaka Museum of History
- Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
- HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel
- Umeda Sky Building
- Amerikamura