Cherry Blossom · April
Heian Shrine
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平安神宮 · Cherry Blossom · Kyoto & Kansai
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About this spot
The shrine's stroll garden behind the main hall is famous for its red weeping cherries, which flower a little after the somei-yoshino; some 300 cherry trees of several kinds in all. Garden entry adults 600 yen; it is quietest when it opens at 8:30.
Getting there
Nearest station
10 min walk from Higashiyama Station (Tozai Line)
Address
97 Okazaki Nishitennocho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto
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