The temple of Choken-ji is famous as the first in Kyoto to witness the blooming of cherry blossom each year. Its weeping ito-zakura (thread cherry blossom) tree comes into flower a week earlier ...

Kyoto showcases the excellence of Japanese culture. Here is our pick of the best Airbnbs in Kyoto to see the cherry blossom.

Otagi Nenbutsuji was damaged so severely in a 1950 typhoon that it was called the “most desolate temple in Kyoto.” Buddhist sculptor Kocho Nishimura (1915-2003) took charge of rebuilding the ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto ... the spring when the cherry blossoms are in bloom or in the fall with the changing foliage. When you're done taking in the temple's surrounding ...

Beat out the worst of the bamboo crowds by skipping the leaf-peeping fall foliage period or the springtime cherry blossom boom ... east of Kyoto, Kodai-ji Temple is a tribute to the maple and ...

From riverside strolls to illuminated sakura nights, explore the best hanami spots in Japan to see cherry blossoms this ...

Hayakawa echoes this suggestion, pointing out that many of Kyoto’s historical sites require ... March and April, meanwhile, are cherry blossom season and the city is alight with festivals ...

But there they are, and approaching fast: the Japan Meteorological Corporation recently released its second 2025 sakura forecast, giving us a good picture of when to schedule cherry blossom ...

Suppose you're interested in shrine-hopping in Kyoto, seeing the cherry blossoms ... Costs rise again in late March and April for the peak cherry blossom season and remain high throughout the ...

Because the Japan Meteorological Corporation has released its Cherry Blossom forecast for the year! Sakura is estimated to start blossoming in Tokyo around March 24 and will reach its full bloom by ...