［2023] Eleven Beautiful Places to View Ume Plum Blossoms in Kyoto

Leaf KYOTO [2023] 11 Famous Places for Beautiful Plum Blossoms in Kyoto

2023.2.7

Famous spots for beautiful plum blossoms in Kyoto

[2023] 11 Famous Places for Beautiful Plum Blossoms in Kyoto

Although the severe cold weather continues, from early February to mid-March, Kyoto offers beautiful plum blossoms that add color to early spring. In this issue, we will introduce some of the best plum blossom viewing spots recommended by our local editorial office.

Contents of this article

1.: Visit the Ume Garden, which has been reconstructed as a "flower garden" [Kitano Tenmangu Shrine] / Nishijin

2.: The ume (plum) grove of an old temple that adorns a satoyama [Daikakuji Temple] / Saga

3.: Plum blossoms scenery woven by the garden and teahouse together [Shokado Garden] / Yawata

4.: Admire the late-blooming weeping plum trees [Otoyo Shrine] / Shikagaya

5.: Aoya Plum Grove, a popular plum grove since the Kamakura period (1185-1333) / Joyo City

6.: Shidare Ume (weeping plum) Garden at Hana-dera Temple [Mimuroto-dera Temple] / Uji

7.: The vivid plum blossoms of Korin are enchanting [Shimogamo Jinja Shrine] / Demachiyanagi

8.: ［Looking for a rare kind of ume plum tree at Umemiya Taisha Shrine / Umetsu

9.: ［Weeping plum blossoms are still beautiful even when their petals spill over at Seongnamgung / Takeda

10.: A competition of plum blossoms and plum crests modestly nestled together [Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine] / Nagaokakyo, Japan

11.: Spring plum blossoms are in full bloom [Zuishin-in Temple] / Ono

11. Spring plum blossoms are in full bloom [Zuishin-in Temple] / Ono

Zuishin-in Temple is associated with Ono no Komachi. On the last Sunday of March, a "Hanezu Odori" dance is held, in which girls in kosode (a traditional name for the color of red with a hint of white) dance with red plum blossoms in flower hats, based on the legend of Ono no Komachi.

Ono Plum Garden, a scenic beauty spot
Best time to visit: Mid-March
Open: Saturday, March 11, 2023 - Sunday, March 26, 2023
Admission fee/300 yen, free for elementary school students and younger
Admission fee 1000 yen on 26th only.
May be cancelled to prevent the spread of coronavirus
No Gyoicho of the principal image
Event Schedule/Hanaezu Dance March 26 (Sun.) 9:00-16:30
Entrance fee/1,000 yen
(The dance will be held four times: 11:00, 12:30, 13:30, and 15:00.)

Zuishin-in Temple

Zuishinin
35 Ono Goryocho, Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
5 minute walk from Subway Ono Station
Tel.075-571-0025

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