The Meguro River is arguably Tokyo’s premier spot to engage in hanami (flower-viewing) when the sakura are in full bloom.

I recently helped a friend move from the middle of the metropolis to Hamura, a western Tokyo suburb ... floor-to-ceiling window is a meandering river. How much better can it get?” ...

Another filled-in valley on the northern bank of the Tamagawa River in Setagaya Ward ... Chiba Prefecture. Further maps of other parts of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area are being planned.