April is a heavenly time on earth, and here's your complete guide to cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto
Spring days are never idle, for they are busy with the admiration of flowers.
If you plan to go to Kyoto for cherry blossom viewing, be sure to save this guide.
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⏰2024 Kyoto Cherry Blossom Season Forecast: The blooming period starts on March 21, and the peak bloom period is from March 28 to April 3.
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🌸There are many sacred cherry blossom viewing spots in Kyoto, and the following 6⃣️ places are ones I have personally visited and highly recommend.
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✅Higashiyama Backstreet (Image 1, 2)
🚉Take the Kintetsu Kyoto Line express from Kyoto Station to Tambabashi, then transfer to the Keihan Main Line to Ishiyama Shichihongu, and walk for 10 minutes after exiting the station.
⭐️Cherry Blossom Viewing Highlight: A kilometer-long stretch with hundreds of ancient cherry trees blooming at the same time, perfect for strolling and picnicking.
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✅Fushimi Jukkoku-bune (Image 3, 4)
🚉: From Kyoto Station, take the Kintetsu Kyoto Line express towards Tandenan Shrine to Momoyama Goryo-mae Station, then walk 15 minutes to Jukkoku-bune.
⭐️Cherry Blossom Viewing Highlight: Enjoy the blooming cherry blossoms on both banks of the river by riding a traditional Japanese boat, and the paths along the river are also great for a leisurely walk under the cherry trees.
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✅Kiyomizu-dera (Image 5)
🚉: From Kyoto Station, take the subway Karasuma Line towards Kokusai Kaikan to Gojo Station, then walk.
⭐️Cherry Blossom Viewing Highlight: About 1,500 Yoshino and Yamazakura cherry trees, with the red buildings making a tragic backdrop that looks amazing. The viewing spots include the Okunoin and Kiyomizu Stage around the main hall, and the Sannenzaka cherry blossoms in front of the temple (Image 6) are also very beautiful.
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✅Yasaka Shrine (Image 7)
🚉: From Kyoto Station, take the subway Karasuma Line towards Kokusai Kaikan to Gojo Station, then walk
⭐️Cherry Blossom Viewing Highlight: The night cherry blossoms here are very beautiful, with many open-air izakayas. It's very pleasant to sit under the cherry blossoms at night and enjoy the food, and I really like the cherry blossom viewing atmosphere here.
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✅Hirano Shrine (Image 8)
🚉: From Kyoto Station, take the subway Karasuma Line towards Kokusai Kaikan to Imadegawa Station, then walk.
⭐️Cherry Blossom Viewing Highlight: Famous for its large-scale cherry blossom forest, the shrine occasionally holds a handmade market, which is very nice to visit.
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✅Daigo-ji (Image 9, 10)
🚉Take the JR Biwako Line from Kyoto Station towards Maibara to Yamashina, then transfer to the subway Tozai Line towards Rokujizo to Daigo.
⭐️Cherry Blossom Viewing Highlight: Daigo-ji has many ancient cherries and precious varieties, which, combined with the ancient temple background, are very beautiful.
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🌸Hikone Castle, near Kyoto Prefecture, is also a famous cherry blossom viewing spot, about an hour's drive from Kyoto.
Feel free to add more cherry blossom viewing spots in Kyoto and the surrounding area in the comments section.
The temple is located in Fushimi District, Kyoto City, Japan. It is the main temple of the Japanese Buddhist True-Yan Zongyu sect. It was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1994. The temple is large and divided into three parts. The temple is decorated in gold and red in autumn. Outdoor elegance!
The temple is a bit remote and it takes time to visit the territory. The traffic is not particularly convenient, but the whole temple can enjoy the maple in autumn, and the cherry blossoms in spring are breathtaking at the national treasure level. If you have time, you may wish to arrange a half-day stroll.
Kyoto's Tatsuya Temple is a world cultural heritage. The cherry blossoms and red maple of Tatsuya Temple are very famous. Tatsuya Temple is located at 22 Tatsuya Road, Fushimi District, Kyoto City. The nearest car is the Tatsuya Station and then you need to walk 11 minutes. Opening hours: 9:00-17:00 Tickets: 1,000 yen.
The temple, the last time because the road was a little far away, the red leaf season came to visit, it was really beautiful. The temple is divided into three major areas. The three treasure courtyard at the entrance thinks it is unremarkable. I took off my shoes and entered the table academy. I only knew how beautiful the courtyard inside is!
The temple is located in Fushimi District, Kyoto City, Japan. It is the main temple of the Japanese Buddhist Zhenyan Zongyu sect. It is rumored to be the founder of the Japanese Zhenyan Zongzu Shikong, the Tusun Shengbao, founded in 874 AD. The temple was listed as a world cultural heritage in 1994 as a "relic of the ancient capital Kyoto", and many buildings such as the Jintang and the Five-Tower in the temple were designated as Japan's "national treasure".
Tokyo Temple is one of the 17 world cultural heritage sites in Kyoto. It is a little far from the city. Take the subway east-west line, get off at Sapporo Station and then walk for 20 minutes. The temple is very quiet on weekdays and few tourists. Although the temple Sanbaoyuan, the Five-Tower and the Guanyin Hall are all national treasures, the Lingbao Hall is also a small museum with a lot of national treasures, but it belongs to the state of being unknowable. Perhaps, the tickets for the temple are more expensive than some other temples, the joint ticket for the three museums is 1,500 yen, and the ticket for the mountain is 600 yen. The three courtyards of the temple refer to the main part of the temple, including the five-tall tower and the Guanyintang; The courtyard culture of the Sanbaoyuan part, and the museum of the Lingbao Museum part. The three parts can buy tickets separately, each of which is 600 yen, two are 1000, and three are 1500.
It was really beautiful to go during the red leaf season. It is very large inside, and there are also joint tickets for partition tickets. The Sanbao Courtyard courtyard where tickets cannot be taken alone must be visited, super beautiful. In addition, the Temple Treasure Exhibition that also needs to buy tickets is generally not so rare. The red leaves are different in the morning and evening. When I went on November 18, the maple leaves at the door were all green, but the ponds were already full and even many began to fade.