Kyoto · Blossom Spell

Hanami, flower-viewing, is older than the temples that host it. For a brief, almost unbearable fortnight the cherry trees of Kyoto bloom and fall, and the whole city slows to watch. The Japanese word mono no aware — the gentle sadness of impermanence — was practically invented for this.

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  Arashiyama Bamboo GroveA towering green corridor of bamboo that filters the light and hisses in the wind.
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  The Philosopher's PathA canal-side stone path lined with hundreds of cherry trees that arch over the water and rain petals into it.
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  Kamogawa Riverbanks◆ hidden
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  Maruyama Park◆ hidden
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  Daigo-ji◆ hidden