There are two very lovely places to go for a stroll under the cherry blossoms on an evening in Kyoto. The first is the Takasegawa as it flows beside Kiyomachi Street. On one bank small restaurants are crowded right on the water's edge, and on the other bank, cherry trees and willows have been planted. The other spot is the canal beside Niomon-Dori, which will take you past Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, and the National Museum of Modern Art. Both of these places are magical on a warm spring evening!
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Cherry Blossom Evenings in Kyoto

By Cathy Cawood
Community writer

Daruman Restaurant on Reisen-dori looks inviting under the cherry blossoms

Cherry trees overhang the canal and reflect in the still water

View of the red bridge on Heian Jingu Michi

Cherry blossom beside Miyako Messe

Two men on a bridge over Takasegawa

Willow branches and cherry blossoms overhang rainbow reflections in the Takasegawa

The Takasegawa flows past many restaurants

I like trailing willow branches with new leaves just as much as cherry blossom

A beautiful spring evening in Kyoto!
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Amber Mezbourian
10 years ago
Kyoto is such a beautiful place to stroll around in the evening, and the sakura makes it even more gorgeous. I especially like your first photo of the restaurant - it really does look inviting!
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