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Enjoy a 2km long path of 450 blooming Yoshino cherry trees along a canal that stretches from Nyakuoji-jinja Shrine to Ginkakuji Temple. Yone Hashimoto, the wife of famous Japanese painter Kansetsu Hashimoto who was actively producing art during the Taisho period (1912-1926), was well-known for planting cherry blossom trees.

Best time of year to see: Early April
40 minutes from JR Kyoto Station on the city bus line 5 bound for Iwakura Soshajo-mae, just off the Ginkakuji-mae bus stop

Location Information

Address

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Sakyo Ward Jodo Temple Ishibashi Town-Wakaoji Town, 606-8406
Nearest Station

Kyoto Station
･ JR Tokaido Line
･ JR Biwako Line
･ JR Tokaido Shinkansen
･ JR Kyoto Line
･ JR Sagano Line
･ JR San-in Line
･ JR Nara Line
･ Karasuma Line
･ Kintetsu-kyoto Line
40 minutes by bus
Phone Number

075-761-3863

Available languages

only in Japanese

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