Kyoto Cherry Blossom Update 2025 🌸🌸 | Hidden Gems and Sweet Surprises!

#cherryblossom25 This year’s sakura season in Kyoto kept us all guessing 🎢🌸 — with the colder weather causing multiple delays! But guess what? I managed to catch some hidden gems at their absolute best — and it turned out to be such a lovely surprise! 🌟💖 📍 Kyoto Imperial Palace Park (Kyoto Gyoen) 🌸 Enter from the Marutamachi Gate and walk about 5 minutes to find a huge, majestic weeping cherry tree! 😍🌸 (Photos taken March 27 — it’s now in full bloom!) Keep walking north toward the Imadegawa Gate — there's another beautiful patch of sakura blooming away! 🌸✨ 📍Kyoto Cultural Association (京都文化協会) 🎨🌸 A hidden spot bursting with cherry blossoms! Perfect for dreamy, photogenic shots 📸✨ 📍 Rokkakudo Temple (六角堂) ☕🌸 A cozy little courtyard where the weeping cherries are nearly at full bloom! Bonus: there are two adorable cafés next door — perfect for sipping coffee while sakura-watching! ☕🌸 📍 Honmanji Temple (本満寺) 🌸✨ Just a 10-minute walk from Imadegawa Gate! 🚶♀️🌸 Home to a century-old weeping cherry tree, already about 70% in bloom — should be fully open any moment now! 📍 Omuro River (御室川) 🌸🏡 Stunning riverside cherry blossoms! 🌸🏞️ (Location: near Ritsumeikan University International House Tokiwa; get off at Narutaki Station or Hanazono Station and walk!) Heads-up: it’s a quiet residential area, so please be respectful 🤫✨ (Photos from March 28 — already starting to fall like snow ❄️🌸!) #travel