Walking along the Meguro River during the cherry blossom season is quite popular and attract more and more crowd each year. owever, it is not the only beautiful cherry blossom spot in Meguro. How about taking a walk along the Meguro Ryokudo (Green Trail), which is well marked and lined up with cherry trees in a quiet residential area that only the locals know of, You can enjoy beautiful cherry blossoms along the Ryokudo in a serene and calm mood.  During the cherry blossom season, Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) is held near Jiyugaoka Station and illuminations near Toritsudaigaku Station are planned.

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Combination of Kuhonbutsu Ryokudo (about 1.4km from Jiyugaoka 1-chome to Midorigaoka 1-chome). Nomigawa Honryu Ryokudo (about 2.4km from Midorigaoka 3-chome to Yakumo 3-chome) and Komazawa Branch Ryokudo, leading o Komazawa Olympic Park. The entire course is about 4.6km.

Start from Jiyugaoka Station South Exit of Oimachi line and Toyoko Line. You can find Kuhonbutsu Ryokudo with cherry trees lined up along the shopping mall just behind the building, in front of the station’s south exit. You can enjoy shopping and eating on the benches under the cherry trees. Walk to the left from the station toward Midorigaoka Station for about 1km, going through the railway crossing. When you arrive at Midorigaoka Station, take the path with yellow line next to the station to the gate of Tokyo Tech (Tokyo Institute of Technology) and to the starting point of Nomigawa Honryu Ryokudo. You can enter the campus of Tokyo Tech and enjoy a splendid view of cherry blossoms.

Nomigawa Honryu Ryokudo starts from Midorigaoka Station to Toritsudaigaku Station, in a quiet residential area with cherry trees lined up. After you see Toritsudaigaku Station on your right and cross the Meguro dori (street), walk on for about half a km, and once you reach the division, take the Komazawa Shiryu Yokudo (Komazawa Branch Trail) to the end and walk on towards Komazawa Olympic Park, where again, you can enjoy cherry blossoms.

Nomigawa River used to run from Setagaya-ku to Omori in Ota-ku through Meguro-ku, pouring into the Tokyo Bay. In the upper areas of the river, it was used for irrigation. In 1995, Tokyo Metropolitan Government planned a project to revive the dirty polluted water. Now they have made the river a part of the Green Trail with clean water running underneath.

*Notice: While walking along, please refrain from talking loudly and littering.

 

March 5th, 2019
Edited by: Meguro International Friendship Association(MIFA)