Cherry Blossom · April
Gion Shirakawa
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祇園白川 · Cherry Blossom · Kyoto & Kansai
Photos DimiTalen (CC0) · そらみみ (Soramimi) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Yuya Tamai from Gifu, Japan (CC BY 2.0) — via Wikimedia Commons
About this spot
Cherry and willow trees lean over the little Shirakawa stream between the old teahouses of Gion, around Tatsumi Bridge. In season the street is lit up in the evening, one of Kyoto's most atmospheric night-cherry walks.
Getting there
Nearest station
3 min walk from Gion-Shijo Station (Keihan)
Address
Shirakawa-minamidori, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
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祇園白川
