I have built the Japanese cherry-blossom landscape set twice, once for each daughter. One placed hers on a shelf. The other easily hung it on a wall. Both are thrilled with the beauty and uniqueness of the scene; neither had previously ever seen a Lego picture. I am 94 years old and a beginner Lego builder, but I found them a lot of fun and quite easy to assemble. The instructions are very clear and amazingly the sets come with no parts missing. (How can they package exactly the right number and kind of 2000+ pieces?). I did, however, give the set a rating of 4 rather than 5 because of problems with the foundation and base. When first assembled they seem solidly attached, But the plates do not attach securely to the base and the constant downward pressure of pushing in the bricks eventually cause the center pieces of the base to fall out repeatedly, thereby giving the plates no support. This happened on both sets. I solved the problem by gluing the small areas where the base planks meet each other. I recommend that builders do this before they find during construction that the center has given way.

This set is really lovely and displays nicely with Emerald City Wall Art and Claude Monet Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies. The build was good - I would start with the ‘picture’ first and leave the frame for last, but that’s just my preference ( dessert first and all ). My only issue is with the birds… the black crow bars keep falling off the pin parts. Maybe there is some technique to help them stay put, but I have not yet discovered it. Any words for the birds?

I have built the cherry blossom tree, maple tree, tranquil garden, and the Himeji castle; I love Japanese culture. This set is right behind the Tranquil garden for me. Very pretty piece and glad to have it in my collection. The 1 star reviews make no sense to me, don't believe the hate!

Why why why in the world would anyone decide to design two hook points in the back? Lining up one hooks without being able to view from behind is already difficult, lining up two hooks that has to be perfectly spaced apart is borderline impossible. I'm convinced no one at Lego actually tried to hang this up themselves.

This was my first art set and I really enjoyed it. I always loved legos but now that I have a little boy we’ve been buying more for him. It’s reinspired my interest and reminded me how much I enjoy building different sets. So, I purchased this one for myself as my first adult set and it came out beautifully! Can’t wait to buy my next one!

This build was very nice and easy I really enjoyed it and especially seeing how it came together bit by bit. The only detail I didn’t really like as much was the reflection of Mount Fuji as I wish they would’ve put a more detailed temple there instead but overall great experience and a great build!

What a creative design! Great use of vivid colors and a VERY impressive result. I fell in love with this set the moment it was announced, and it only looks better in person. The build is interesting but not difficult and really quite relaxing and enjoyable - so much so that I was a bit sad when it came to an end! Fun to build and to admire as you go along, this is truly a first-rate set!

Love this set. Very fun build, not too hard. My wife mainly did it and was very happy.

my third lego project. I, love putting these together but this one went too fast. need more pieces

I’m shocked by how good this set looks. I’ll be hanging it up in my hallway.