Discover Hidden Cherry Blossom Spots in Kyoto

Avoid the crowds and explore lesser-known cherry blossom locations in Kyoto. 🎨 Miho Museum: A fusion of art and cherry blossom tunnels in the mountains, offering a springtime feast of art and nature. 🌸 Mitsui Temple Night Cherry Blossoms: A romantic light and cherry blossom magic. 📆 Cherry Blossom Special from March 25 to April 15, with daily tours available. 🌟 One-day tour itinerary reference 🚗 Meeting time and location 🕚 11:30 📍 Exit 2, Nihonbashi (Namba Shinsaibashi area) 🕛 12:50 📍 Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit, sightseeing bus parking lot 🕝 14:00 📍 Miho Museum Designed by I.M. Pei as a 'Peach Blossom Land,' the cherry blossom tunnel offers a poetic encounter with art and spring (about 2 hours). 📖 Inspired by 'Peach Blossom Spring,' this unique museum is 80% buried in the mountains, away from the city. 🌸 Stunning cherry blossom tunnel: Every spring, the weeping cherry blossoms around Miho Museum bloom, creating a long tunnel that blends with the cherry blossoms. ✳️ Miho Museum is closed on March 31, April 7, and April 14, during which the tour will visit Omihachiman - Hachiman-bori. 📍 Omihachiman - Hachiman-bori: Experience the Edo-style charm and water town romance during cherry blossom season (about 2 hours). Every cherry blossom season, Hachiman-bori transforms into a dreamy spring water town, becoming one of the most popular cherry blossom viewing spots in the Kansai region. 🕠 17:00 📍 Mitsui Temple - The main temple of the Tendai sect: A thousand-year-old Buddhist secret during cherry blossom season (about 2 hours). 🎐 Mitsui Temple is famous for cherry blossom viewing, and during spring, it hosts lighting events. Under the lights, cherry trees emit a mysterious glow in the night, like a dreamlike fairyland. 🕢 19:10 📍 Lake Biwa Canal - Connecting Kyoto and Otsu, a hopeful waterway, strolling through the cherry blossom tunnel (about 30 minutes). 🌸 In spring, cherry blossoms bloom along the first canal of Lake Biwa, forming a spectacular flower path. Walk along the canal-side path and quietly admire the perfect blend of cherry blossoms and water. 🕢 19:40 End the day's tour and return 🕣 20:20 Arrive at Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit 🕤 21:30 Disband at Shinsaibashi, Dotonbori area. 🔎 🌸 #CherryBlossomSeason #MitsuiTempleNightCherryBlossoms #MihoMuseum #KyotoTravel #CherryBlossomTour