Top 10 Readers’ Photos: March in Japan

Early blossoms meant that March got more romantic than expected. And we aren’t mad about it! Every month, we’re selecting our favorite travel images from readers. Tag your photo on Instagram or Twitter with #GaijinPotTravel for a chance to be featured on our site.

1) Cherry blossoms came early in Kanto!

The beauty of cherry blossoms in their prime is unworldy #cherryblossoms #sakura #spring #nature #yokohama #japan #japanspring #explorejapan #exploringjapan #traveljapan #gaijinpottravel #gaijinpotsakura #japantravel #ig_japan #unknownjapan #tokyocameraclub #everydayjapan #instagramjapan #japan_daytime_view #japanalert #japan_of_insta #agameoftones #illgrammers #inspirationcultmag #savvysakura2018

A post shared by Mai Elbaz (@maielbaz) on Mar 31, 2018 at 12:36am PDT

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2) And, we can’t stop photographing them. (We’ll try to include more than just sakura from now on…)

Sakura dream ? #fujinon #photooftheday #instajapan #fujixseries #富士フイルム #fujifilmasia #fujifilm #fujifilmxseriesjapan #fujifilmxseries #fujifilm_xseries #ig_japan #pics_jp #everydayjapan #日本 #xf90mm #gaijinpottravel #gaijinpotsakura #savvysakura2018

A post shared by Carlos Kato (@chkato) on Mar 30, 2018 at 3:49pm PDT

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3) Reminder: This is real life!

Got to walk 夢の吊り橋 (yume no tsuribashi) too! #静岡 #japan #beautifuldestinations #travel #wanderlust #japantravel #explorejapan #japan_of_insta #loves_nippon #wu_japan #tokyocameraclub #lovers_nippon #japan_daytime_view #instagramjapan #adventureenthusiasts #gaijinpottravel #okuoikojostation #explorer #japanoutdoors #roadtripjapan #japanadventures #suspensionbridge #hike #matcha #kf_gallery #wonderfulplaces #japantravelphoto #gaijinpot #bridge #roadtripjapan #夢の吊り橋

A post shared by James Thurland (@thurlandjames) on Mar 29, 2018 at 2:29pm PDT

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4) When your room is a camper van — it’s always a room with a view. Nice.

Room with a view ?

A post shared by kyanpingu.com (@kyanpingu) on Mar 26, 2018 at 8:11am PDT

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5) We lied. More blossoms. (PS — Don’t forget to enter your photo/vid into our GaijinPot 2018 Cherry Blossom Contest.)

boat rides and ? . . #couple #boatride #underthesakuratrees #sakura #hanami #花見 #inokashirapark #井の頭恩賜公園 #井の頭池 #japan #日本 #gaijinpottravel #japanigram #photomytokyo #kf_gallery #art_of_japan_ #IGersJP #fujifilmxseries #fujixseries #fujifilmxt2 #fujixt2 #fujifilmglobal #fujifilmjp #fujifeed

A post shared by Gino Mempin (@ginomempin) on Mar 25, 2018 at 6:13am PDT

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6) Fatty stacks.

Sundays are for fluffy ricotta pancakes… MICASADECO & CAFE, I shall always dream of you until I return ??? . . . . . #shibuya #japan #tokyo_bigcity #gaijinpottravel #harajuku #f52grams @thefeedfeed @buzzfeedfood #brunch #thekitchn #eeeeeats #pancakes #yahoofood #travelgram #damnthatsdelish #foodandwine #onthetable #lickingtheplate #exploremore #wanderlust #discover #wanderer #dslooking #abmtravelbug #goplaces #neverstopexploring #darlingweekend #foodpornshare #eattheworld #buzzfeast #cakenknifetravels #lifeandthyme

A post shared by Cake 'n Knife (@cakenknife) on Mar 24, 2018 at 8:06am PDT

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7) It’s raining men.

Tokimata hatsuuma hadake festival

A post shared by jheath10 (@jheath10) on Mar 11, 2018 at 6:20am PDT

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8) Tochigi’s hidden gem.

Still one of my favorite place in Japan. Goal this year is to visit on the peak of autumn colors . #lakechuzenji #nikko #tochigi #japan #travel #wanderlust #fujifilm #bestjapanpics #explorejapan #winter #potd #nippon #passionpassport #beautifuldestinations #photography #wanderer #igersjapan #visitjapan #sharetravelpics #japan_of_insta #loves_nippon #wu_japan #lovers_nippon #tokyocameraclub #japan_daytime_view #instagramjapan #igersjp #starttheadventure #gaijinpottravel #gaijinpot

A post shared by Jayson (@chikfeir) on Mar 5, 2018 at 2:38am PST

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9) I saw a saw! Spotted at the north entrance to Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo.

Hay… una sierra gigante (?) XD #onlyinjapan #gaijinpottravel

A post shared by Yunae (@yunae) on Mar 27, 2018 at 3:57pm PDT

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10) Travel is, by nature, endlessly romantic, after all. ??

Always lost and giggling with you @danlowe93 ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #lostwithleah #arashiyama #bambooforest #sheslost #japanlife #instagramjapan #japanofinsta #japan_daytime_view #tokyotribe #wanderlost #wanderess #wandering #alwayslost #travelblogger #travelphotographer #travelphotography #gaijinpottravel #vscojapan #tokyoblog #ig_japan #japantoday #japantravelcom #visitjapanau #japanwireless #discoverjapanAU #directionallychallenged

A post shared by Lost With Leah (@lostwith_leah) on Mar 29, 2018 at 6:38pm PDT

Thanks for tagging us and for reading. See you next month!