Weeping Cherry Blossom at Kyoto Imperial Garden Former Konoe Residence
The wind is still cold, but I feel somehow uplifted as the cherry trees are starting to bloom. In Kyoto Imperial Garden (京都御所), the hint...
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Akane Kibune
Mar 20, 20191 min read
Weeping Cherry Blossom at Jonangu Shrine
When people build a house in Kyoto, they say it's a must to visit Jonangu (城南宮) Shrine to pray for a good luck. Jonangu, constructed at...
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Beniko
Mar 13, 20191 min read
Cherry Blossom Patterned Kimono
This year, cherry blossoms are going to bloom early. The cherry blossom represents spring in Japan, and it's been controvercial if cherry...
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Akane Kibune
Apr 15, 20181 min read
A Cherry Tree at Joshokoji Temple
The charm of cherry blossoms is sometimes mysterious. It makes us happy, brings us excitment, and sometimes enchants our hearts. I have...
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Akane Kibune
Apr 15, 20181 min read
Renge (Milk Vetch) Fields at Kita Sagano District
This year, the cherry blossom season has finished very quickly. It was all too soon just like in a blink of an eye, and we all felt...
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Akane Kibune
Apr 4, 20181 min read
Cherry Blossoms and Fushimi Canal Jikkokubune Boats
The Fushimi (伏見) district is very famous for its quality water. That is why Fushimi was described as 伏水 (underground water) in the old...
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Beniko
Apr 2, 20181 min read
Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Viewing in Kimono
The cold winter has gone and finally the hint of spring is here in the air. The Sakura (桜, cherry blossom) season is soon be coming....
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Akane Kibune
Mar 26, 20181 min read
Spring Flowers
The other day, I took a walk and paid a visit to Shinnyo-doh (真如堂）and Konkai komyo-ji temple (金戒光明寺). On the premises, the Shanshu (さんしゅ,...
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Akane Kibune
Mar 25, 20181 min read
Osawa-no Ike Pond in Spring Colors
In the beginning of the Heian (平安) period, the Emperor Saga (嵯峨天皇) built his villa in this land of Saga (嵯峨). On the vast premises of the...
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Akane Kibune
Mar 25, 20181 min read
Konoe no Itozakura (Weeping-Branch Cherry Tree) at Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
If you ask me, "what is the best spot to enjoy the view of early blooming weeping cherry tree?", I would reply, "please try Konoe no...
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Akane Kibune
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Cherry Blossoms at JR Momoyama Station
The wind is still cold but spring is definitely drawing near. I saw early blooms of winter cherry at JR Momoyama (桃山) station. The...
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