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Hanami etiquette: cherry blossom picnic rules

Where to put your tarp, what you must not do to the branches, and taking your rubbish home.

Avoid these

  1. Touching the blossoms

    Never pull, shake or climb for blossoms. They’re fragile and shared by all — just admire.

  2. Taking a saved spot

    A tarp laid out = a claimed spot. Don’t sit on one that’s clearly being saved.

  3. Leaving your trash

    Bins overflow fast at hanami. Take everything home with you.

Do exactly this

  1. Lay a tarp, shoes off

    Spread a picnic tarp and slip your shoes off at the edge before stepping on.

  2. Share food & drinks

    Hanami is about sharing. Bring something to pass around the group.

  3. Toast, then enjoy

    Raise a cup with everyone — the word below — and soak in the blossoms.

The phrase locals love

kanpai!

“Cheers!” Raise your cup and say it together before the first sip. The heartbeat of any hanami — and any night out in Japan.

📍 before the first drink, all together