[2025 Kyoto Attraction] Travel Guide for Hirano Shrine (Updated Mar)

I never thought I could see the cherry blossoms when I booked the flight. Who would have thought that the cherry blossoms in Japan would bloom late this year, giving us a beautiful surprise by chance🫶🏻 As soon as we arrived, we went to Hirano Shrine in Kyoto, which is a 30-minute drive from the hotel. It's really worth it to see the blooming cherry blossoms. This is my first cherry blossom chasing trip ✈️ I will come to Japan again next year to see the cherry blossoms 😍 It's so beautiful! #Japan and Korea Spring Destinations #Japan #JapanTravel #JapaneseCherryBlossoms #trip #Sakura2024

Hirano Shrine features approximately 60 varieties of cherry blossom trees, totaling 400 trees. In spring, the blooming cherry blossoms offer a feast for the eyes to visitors. The Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms that bloom in April are particularly beautiful. If you go in late March, a few trees will have started blooming, but it should be even more beautiful in April! Hirano Shrine Address: 1 Hirano Miyamotocho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

October Sakura can bloom twice in spring and autumn, and the viewing period is generally about two weeks. Under the winter sun, each October Sakura is like a pink bell, and when the breeze blows, it seems to ring at any time. The October Sakura of Hirano Shrine is now in full bloom, and it is a different feeling to enjoy the cherry blossoms in winter. Friends who have time hurry up and enjoy it!

The open period is called "Sakura season", and the clothing worn when viewing cherry blossoms is called "Hanayi". The process of going to see cherry blossoms is called "Sakura hunting". To the Japanese, the short-lived cherry blossoms seem like a fairy-like prey that requires dedicated hunting. After the Chinese New Year, spring begins and people start looking forward to the annual "Hanami" in Japan, which is the best time to appreciate cherry blossoms between March 15th and April 15th every year. This is also the time when cherry blossoms in Japan are in full bloom. If you go later, you can still enjoy cherry blossoms in Northeast and Hokkaido, where cherry blossoms bloom in early May. //Recommended off-the-beaten-path cherry blossom viewing spots in Japan// 1 Miyagi Prefecture, Baishikawa Embankment The Baishichuan embankment is located in Ohara-machi, Miyagi Prefecture, northeast Japan. Along the riverbank, there are planted pink and white Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms, the "phantom variety" Sendai Yoshino cherry blossoms, and cherry blossom trees that are over 80 years old, with a total of 1200 trees. 2 Shiga Prefecture, Meishu Museum. Enter from the ticket office of the art museum, and you will first pass by the pink weeping cherry tree. "The road...forgetting the distance, suddenly came across a peach blossom forest. On both sides, hundreds of steps, with no miscellaneous trees, fragrant grass and beautiful scenery, with falling petals fluttering..." It was probably something like this. 3 Kagawa Prefecture, Ziyun comes out of the mountain. In Chajian-cho, Sanfeng City, Kagawa Prefecture, the Ziyun Mountain offers a great view of both the Seto Inland Sea and cherry blossoms, and it's also a good place to get away from tourists. 4 Tokyo suburbs, Fuji Shibazakura Festival Zhizakura is a stem and leaf that grows on the ground, named for its similar flower shape to cherry blossoms. April to May is the best time to appreciate Zhizakura, and the mountains are covered with spectacular small pink flowers. 5 Kyoto, Hirano Shrine. Hirano Shrine is located in the northern district of Kyoto city and is a famous cherry blossom viewing spot. In this small shrine, there are over 400 cherry blossom trees of 60 different varieties. Walking here, when you look up, the cherry blossoms cover the sky, truly making it a scene of "seeing only the trees and not the sky". 6 Tokyo, Chidori-ga-fuchi. At the Qian Niao Zhi Yuan, you can witness the magnificent scene of the "Cherry Blossom Carpet". The cherry blossoms on both sides of the river gently fall onto the water's surface, forming "flower rafts" that float with the current. Only at Qian Niao Zhi Yuan can you fulfill your desire to drift on the "Cherry Blossom Carpet" and feel the gentle breeze blowing the cherry blossoms onto the water. During the brief "cherry blossom season", dressed in beautiful "flower clothes", whether you go north to Miyagi, west to Kyoto, or south to Kagawa, are you ready for this year's "cherry blossom hunting" away from the crowds?

Hirano Shrine: It is full of the whole spring last year, the cherry blossom season is also going to the Hirano Shrine. It is a pity that last year, when the cherry blossoms were opened too early and the wind and rain hit, it almost fell. Only the innermost one is blowing snow in the cherry blossoms, which is not beautiful. At that time, I didnt see the complete flowering of the Hirano Shrine in my memory. I only thought that this shrine is only excellent./ When I go back this year, its a good time to enjoy cherry blossoms. I decided to go to the Hirano Shrine again. As soon as I entered the door, I suddenly felt that I went to the fake Hirano Shrine last year! This is still the last year's Hirano Shrine ~ ~ Kaicheng Wonderland! Last year, due to the typhoon, the cherry blossom forest was severely hit. This year, all of them have been circled and need to pay for admission. The last year, the beauty of the cherry blossoms has not yet opened. The plant at the entrance of the temple is the earliest flowering in Kyoto. Therefore, there is also a saying that the plant of Hirano Shrine has blossomed, so the spring of Kyoto comes. ~ Carefully observed, Hirano Shrine is indeed Cherry blossom resort, although the whole shrine is not big, but there are many varieties of cherry blossoms, and the flowering and flowering period will be staggered for a while. Like the doorway, when I go, the flowers are coming to an end, and the cherry blossom garden is very good. Some of the temples are still open. Didn't open, the one that sakura blows snow last year has not been opened this time, so as long as it is during the cherry blossom viewing period, there are different varieties of cherry blossoms. This is really ~ the whole spring of Kyoto is planted here. Address: 1 Sakura Forest Tickets for Hirano Miyamoto, Kita-ku, Kyoto City: 400 yen