Marking the arrival of the sakura season, the Tokyo Prince Hotel is holding a Cherry Blossom Festival through April 17.
The hotel's restaurants and lounges allow guests to enjoy cherry blossom-viewing parties as they look out on 150 cherry trees in bloom in the garden as well as 500 trees in neighboring Shiba Park, one of the capital's major viewing spots, against the stunning backdrop of Tokyo Tower.
At buffet restaurant Porto on the third floor, there are 50 dishes, including Japanese, Western and Chinese food, using seasonal ingredients, such as sakura-ebi (stardust shrimp), cherry salmon and sakura-dai (red sea bream). The buffet lunch is available from 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. and costs ¥2,630 per person for 90 minutes.