Best places to see cherry blossoms in Taiwan
You can see sakura in Taiwan too! Here's where.
When people mention sakura or cherry blossoms, you would immediately think of Japan. Although sakura is practically synonymous to Japan, there are other destinations like Taiwan, where you can admire the beauty of the pink blooms too.
In Taiwan, cherry blossoms usually bloom between January and early April. Unlike Japan, Taiwan does not have an official cherry blossom forecast. The flowering dates indicated below are estimates based on online sources and may vary due to weather changes.
TAIPEI
Yangmingshan National Park (late January to mid-April)
Neihu Lohas Park (early February to mid-March)
Big Bear Cherry Blossom Forest, Sanxia (mid-January to mid-March)
Wuji Tianyuan Temple, Tamsui (end January to mid-February, mid-March to early April)
Yangmingshan Shared Day Tour with Transfer Service: Zhuzihu Calla Lily Picking, Hydrangea Watching & Lengshuikeng, from S$34.94
2023 Cherry Blossom Season｜Big Bear Cherry Blossom Forest & Common People’s Art Museum & He Naichuan Domestic Bean Factory & Three Gorges Old Street One-day Tour | Depart from Taipei & New Taipei, from S$196.77
[2023 Cherry Blossom Season] Shuangbei Cherry Blossom 1-Day Tour｜Tamsui Tianyuan Palace Cherry Blossoms & Beitou Sanmenozaki Park & Beitou Hot Spring Museum, from S$21.82 (was S$43.68)
TAICHUNG
Wuling Farm (end January to early March)
Fushoushan Farm Thousand Cherry Blossom Garden (early February to early April)
Taichung: Wuling Farm One-Day Tour from Taipei, from S$50.50
[2023 Cherry Blossom Season] Fushoushan Farm Thousand Cherry Blossom Garden & Wuling Farm Day Tour from Taipei (Guaranteed Departure), S$87.41
NANTOU
Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Cherry Blossom Festival (6 February to 5 March)
Chi Nan University Cherry Blossom Festival (19 January to 5 March)
Check out the Sun Moon Lake website for more details.
Taiwan Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village with Sun Moon Lake Ropeway Ticket, from S$32.79 (was S$50.28)
[2023 Cherry Blossom Season] Taichung Private Day Tour: Sun Moon Lake, Qingjing Farm & Alishan, from S$174.90
CHIAYI
Alishan (early March to mid-April)
