It is said that Edo style sakuramochi dates back to 1717 when Yoshimune TOKUGAWA, the eighth seii taishogun (literally, great general who subdues the barbarians) of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) planted cherry trees on the bank of Sumida-gawa River.
江戸の桜餅は1717年（享保2年）、江戸幕府八代征夷大将軍徳川吉宗が隅田川に桜を植えた。