The Kyoto Botanical Garden is Japan's first public botanical garden and one of the largest in the Kansai region.
The park is planted with 500 cherry trees of about 180 varieties, many of which bloom late in mid-April or later, and there is a wide variety of cherry trees that can be enjoyed over a long period of time, from the scarlet cherry tree in early March to someiyoshino cherry trees in early April, double-red shidare cherry trees in early April, and chrysanthemum cherry trees in late April.

Best time to visit: Mid-March to early April
Admission hours/9:00-16:00
*Extended to 9:00-18:30 (last admission/18:00) from April 10 (Mon.) to May 14 (Sun.), 2023.
Cherry Blossoms Light Up"
Period / March 25, 2023 (Sat) - April 9, 2023 (Sun)
Hours: approx. 18:00 - 21:00 after sunset (last admission / 20:00) *No changeover
Admission: 200 yen for adults, 150 yen for high school students, free for junior high school students and younger
Free nighttime opening of the greenhouse during the period of the festival.

Kurodani Konkai Komyoji Temple was originally a hermitage built by 43-year-old Honen Shonin after completing his ascetic training on Mount Hiei at the end of the Heian Period. The temple is the head temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism and is popularly known as "Kurodani-san" (Kurodani-san).
The vast temple area on the hillside overlooking the city of Kyoto is planted with approximately 100 cherry trees, including Someiyoshino cherry trees and weeping cherry trees. Especially beautiful are the cherry trees along the path in front of the 23-meter-high gate, the Gokuraku Bridge, and the lotus pond.

Best time to see: late March to early April
Visiting hours/9:00-16:00
Admission fee / free to visit

The Yodogawa River Park Back Split Bank Area is located at the confluence of the Uji River and the Kizu River.
This area is also where the Katsura, Uji, and Kizu Rivers meet. The nature-rich riverbed is planted with about 220 Someiyoshino cherry trees along a 1.4-kilometer stretch, creating a tunnel of cherry blossoms when the trees are in full bloom. Every year, the "Shiowari-zutsumi Cherry Blossom Festival" is held, featuring a cherry blossom market and Hanami-bune (cherry blossom viewing boat) e-boat service.

Best time to see: late March to early April
Opening hours/9:00-17:00
2023 Seowari-tsutsumi Cherry Blossom Festival
Period / March 25 (Saturday) to April 9 (Sunday), 2023
Hours/9:00-17:00
Operating cooperation fee / 100 yen per person (free for children under 6 years old)

Oishi Shrine was built in 1935. Oishi Shrine is dedicated to the god Oishi Kuranosuke, a samurai in the Ako clan.
The weeping cherry tree, planted in the year of the shrine's founding as a sacred tree, is affectionately called "Oishi Cherry Blossom" by local people, and is one of the most popular cherry trees in Kyoto, attracting many visitors to the shrine. The cherry blossoms bloom early, around the end of March. In early April, the cherry trees lined with Someiyoshino cherry trees along the approach to the shrine are at their best.

Best time to see: late March to early April
Hours of Operation / Admission Fee / Free
Oishi Shrine Cherry Blossom Light-up 2023
*Details to be determined