SF’s Japanese Tea Garden “Peak” Cherry Blossom Bloom (March-April)

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One of spring's most fleeting spectacles is happening right now in Golden Gate Park. The Japanese Tea Garden hit peak cherry blossom bloom on March 20, 2026, which means this is the week to go. About 60 cherry trees are flowering in rolling waves of pink and white, and SF residents can walk through the whole thing for free. The Yoshino cherries go first, with pale, almost-white blossoms that turn the canopy into something out of a Miyazaki film. The showier Kwanzan cherries follow with…