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.

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