I love walking around Gion in Kyoto. There's always something beautiful and interesting to see - traditional streets of old town houses and shops, rickshaws taking tourists around, maybe an apprentice geisha or two, door curtains and lanterns - and in February and March there is also plum blossom. These photos were mostly taken around the Shirokawa River, Maruyama Park, and Yasaka Pagoda.
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Searching for Plum Blossom in Gion
I found much more than plum blossom
By Cathy Cawood
Community writer
Wooden lantern in Gion
New leaves on the willow trees
Plum blossom overhangs the Shirakawa River as it flows through Gion
Waiting for a snack to swim past
Pale pink plum blossom
So pretty in pink!
Statue of Buddhist saint
Heron on the roof tiles
Roof tile oni
Unusually shaped tower
White plum blossom in the grounds of a shrine near Yasaka Pagoda
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Bonson Lam
11 years ago
I love the action photos of the Heron as well! Amazing what you can find in Kyoto!
James Forest
11 years ago
Great pictures. Too bad it was gray outside. Those types of pics would have been great if it was sunny or raining.
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