Chasing Cherry Blossoms in Japan & Everything I learned Along the Way

I tried to catch peak bloom in Japan for the cherry blossoms and it was much harder than I thought. Join me as I take you along my wild adventure and learn what I did well and what I didn't to make your trip even better. Let's go to Japan! Hello Kitty Shinkansen Magnet Giveaway: https://gleam.io/EPCZV/hello-kitty-shinkansen-magnet-giveaway Check out the giveaway link here. The giveaway is free to enter and run by myself, not sponsored by anyone. Winners will be contacted by email and will be announced on the competition page. Deadline is May 1st, 3pm EST. More Japan item giveaways coming soon! Save on your Japan trip with 10% off your first booking through Klook for new users and 3% for existing users with my promo code: HOANGPHAM. Klook: https://www.klook.com/ 🎌Japan 2026 Changes: https://youtu.be/4wTBX34AIgk 📅Booking Things in Japan: https://youtu.be/z_BNE1G48Jk 🙅My Biggest Japan Regrets: https://youtu.be/yIrJgumgB5s 🛬First Hour in Japan: https://youtu.be/n3tw0ST-8Og 🚯What NOT to do in Japan: https://youtu.be/EXerZ2VOGwA 🗾My 2 Week Japan Trip: https://youtu.be/ndyM7-o8uEE 🛏️Where to Stay in Tokyo: https://youtu.be/NsPVbbf5Gv4 🈹Shinjuku Guide: https://youtu.be/EEDOaxROrAM ⛩️Kyoto Guide: https://youtu.be/mJFqe6HfH1Y Follow my adventures on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoang.pham.photography/ My Current Camera Gear: DJI Osmo Pocket 3(Game Changing Video): https://amzn.to/3zhdsdt Sony A7iv(Photos): https://amzn.to/33ObCBb Tamron 28-75 2.8: https://amzn.to/3fVMTx4 Peak Design Tripod: https://amzn.to/38YsaG2 DJI Mavic 3 Pro: https://amzn.to/416EhuQ DJI RS3 Gimbal: https://amzn.to/4gVMcB4 Wonder where I get the awesome music I use in my videos? Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/ymmv4d Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:52 - Cherry Blossom Forecast 2:28 - Day 2 Rain and Shopping 3:33 - McDonalds and Meguro 4:05 - Day 3 Ueno, Tokyo, and Fujiyoshida 4:40 - Mt Fuji Lawson and Food 6:00 - Restaurant Hotel 7:19 - Day 4 Mt Fuji 7:52 - The Big Reveal 9:17 - Kawaguchiko Area 9:54 - Travel and Time in Kyoto 10:51 - Day 5 The Only Peak Bloom Location 11:15 - Nagoya Castle 12:03 - Inuyama Castle 12:40 - Congestion in Kyoto 13:38 - Kiyomizu Dera Temple 14:16 - Day 6 Cherry Blossoms and Rain 15:03 - Day 7 Hello Kitty Bullet Train 16:18 - Hello Kitty Giveaway 16:58 - Hiroshima 17:38 - Udon in Osaka 18:17 - Day 8 Himeji 18:50 - Matsusaka Wagyu 20:20 - Day 9 Final Day in Tokyo 20:54 - What I learned 21:28 - Foreigners 23:08 - Final Thoughts As an Amazon, Klook, and Epidemic Sound Associate I earn from qualifying purchases using the links above at no extra cost to you! Thank you for supporting my channel.