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By Bua and Joe Nattress Leave a Comment

Kyoto Sakura Report, March 31, 2015

Hi Everyone!

Sakura are reaching their peak at many places in Kyoto. It is so beautiful in Kyoto right now!
 
Sunlight through sakura 001

Today, we went to Gion (blossoms 70-100% open), and Shosei-en Garden near Higashi Honga-ji Temple (blossoms 100% open) to see sakura.

I also rode the bus today, and passed the canal by the National Museum of Modern Art, where the blossoms were only open 30%, and near Ginkaku-ji Temple, where they were open 30-50%.

It was raining, but still, we had a very nice day. It’s hard not to, when the trees are covered with blossoms everywhere you look!

Tatsumi-dori Street

We started out on Gion’s Tatsumi-dori Street again, today. I have friends visiting, and they are staying in Gion, so this is a great place to start each day of our cherry blossom viewing. The sakura trees there are all very near, or at,  their peak today. This is such a wonderful little street.

Tatsumi street sakura near peak 001 Morning light on cherry blossom 003
Spider on sakura by stream 011 Gion stream and cherry blossoms 013
Gion street sign 021 Tatsumi-dori sign 029

Shosei-en Garden

Shosei-en Garden is a large garden just north of Kyoto Station. It is near Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, and is part of the large complex that also includes Nishi Hongan-ji Temple. These three places are all a few blocks apart from each other.

I really love this garden!

Sakura and stream 001 Kimono at Shosei-en Garden 005
Shosei-en garden 015 Sakura on trellis 017
Weeping sakura over lawn 021 Cherry blossoms over lawn 023

That’s all for today. I am having a great time walking around Kyoto, taking pictures of these gorgeous trees, and showing them to you. I hope you are enjoying my Kyoto sakura reports!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Bua and Joe

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