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Kyoto Cherry Blossom Calendar 2023

See Kyoto’s famous cherry blossoms , or “sakura” at their best!
Cherry blossom season is almost upon us once again, and Kyoto is full of spectacular locations to see all the different varieties of cherry blossoms at their peak (Different species of cherry blossoms may bloom at slightly different times. Elevation may also affect the bloom).

See what the current state of Kyoto’s cherry blossoms are across the entire city and use this calendar as a guide when you head out this year!

Special admission and evening light-up will be held at some temples and shrines during cherry blossoms season.

First, choose a part of the city to explore:

last updated
March 22

Scheduled for 2023 survey Monday, Wednesday and Friday from March 18th to April 7th

Spots

Bloom Progression

  • Buds Only 0%

  • Beginning to Bloom 15%

  • Partial Bloom 30%

  • Half Bloom 50%

  • Almost Full Bloom 70%

  • Full Bloom 100%

  • Beginning to Fall

  • Blossoms Gone

  • Area

Locations Peak Viewing
Time in Previous
Years

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17

3

20

3

22

3

24

3

27

3

29

3

31

4

3

4

5

4

7

Joshoko-ji Temple

Joshoko-ji Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mt. Hiei Driveway

Mt. Hiei Driveway

Mid-Late April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sanzen-in Temple

Sanzen-in Temple

Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yase

Yase

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kurama-dera Temple

Kurama-dera Temple

Mid-Late April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Josho-ji Temple

Josho-ji Temple

Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kyoto Botanical Garden

Kyoto Botanical Garden

Late March - Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nakaragi Path

Nakaragi Path

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

The Philosopher's Walk (Tetsugaku-no-michi Street)

The Philosopher's Walk (Tetsugaku-no-michi Street)

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Shinnyo-do Temple

Shinnyo-do Temple

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Konkai Komyo-ji Temple

Konkai Komyo-ji Temple

Early April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

Half Bloom 50%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nanzen-ji Temple

Nanzen-ji Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Heian Jingu Shrine

Heian Jingu Shrine

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Okazaki Canal

Okazaki Canal

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maruyama Park

Maruyama Park

Late March - Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Half Bloom 50%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kodai-ji Temple

Kodai-ji Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Half Bloom 50%

Half Bloom 50%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hirano-jinja Shrine

Hirano-jinja Shrine

Mid-Late March

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

Late March - Early May

Almost Full Bloom 70%

Full Bloom 100%

Full Bloom 100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nijo-jo Castle

Nijo-jo Castle

Late March - Late April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Shosei-en Garden

Shosei-en Garden

Early April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Umekoji Park

Umekoji Park

End of March - Mid-April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Takao

Takao

Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Haradani-en Garden

Haradani-en Garden

Late March - Late April

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ryoan-ji Temple

Ryoan-ji Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ninna-ji Temple

Ninna-ji Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Arashiyama

Arashiyama

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Half Bloom 50%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Daikaku-ji Temple

Daikaku-ji Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nison-in Temple

Nison-in Temple

Late April - Early May

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tenryu-ji Temple

Tenryu-ji Temple

Early April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

Full Bloom 100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Taizo-in Temple

Taizo-in Temple

Early - Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Oharano Shrine

Oharano Shrine

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yoshimine-dera Temple

Yoshimine-dera Temple

Early - Late April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bishamon-do Temple

Bishamon-do Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yamashina Canal

Yamashina Canal

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kaju-ji Temple

Kaju-ji Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Oishi-jinja Shrine

Oishi-jinja Shrine

Early April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Almost Full Bloom 70%

Full Bloom 100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

To-ji Temple

To-ji Temple

Late March - Early-April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Jonan-gu Shrine

Jonan-gu Shrine

Early - Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Daigo-ji Temple

Daigo-ji Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Byodo-in Temple

Byodo-in Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Partial Bloom 30%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Izumo-daijingu Shrine

Izumo-daijingu Shrine

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Iwashimizu-hachimangu Shrine

Iwashimizu-hachimangu Shrine

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Locations Peak Viewing
Time in Previous
Years

3

17

3

20

3

22

3

24

3

27

3

29

3

31

4

3

4

5

4

7

Joshoko-ji Temple

Joshoko-ji Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mt. Hiei Driveway

Mt. Hiei Driveway

Mid-Late April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sanzen-in Temple

Sanzen-in Temple

Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yase

Yase

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kurama-dera Temple

Kurama-dera Temple

Mid-Late April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Josho-ji Temple

Josho-ji Temple

Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kyoto Botanical Garden

Kyoto Botanical Garden

Late March - Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nakaragi Path

Nakaragi Path

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Locations Peak Viewing
Time in Previous
Years

3

17

3

20

3

22

3

24

3

27

3

29

3

31

4

3

4

5

4

7

The Philosopher's Walk (Tetsugaku-no-michi Street)

The Philosopher's Walk (Tetsugaku-no-michi Street)

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Shinnyo-do Temple

Shinnyo-do Temple

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Konkai Komyo-ji Temple

Konkai Komyo-ji Temple

Early April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

Half Bloom 50%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nanzen-ji Temple

Nanzen-ji Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Heian Jingu Shrine

Heian Jingu Shrine

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Okazaki Canal

Okazaki Canal

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maruyama Park

Maruyama Park

Late March - Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Half Bloom 50%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kodai-ji Temple

Kodai-ji Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Half Bloom 50%

Half Bloom 50%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Locations Peak Viewing
Time in Previous
Years

3

17

3

20

3

22

3

24

3

27

3

29

3

31

4

3

4

5

4

7

Hirano-jinja Shrine

Hirano-jinja Shrine

Mid-Late March

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

Late March - Early May

Almost Full Bloom 70%

Full Bloom 100%

Full Bloom 100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nijo-jo Castle

Nijo-jo Castle

Late March - Late April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Shosei-en Garden

Shosei-en Garden

Early April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Umekoji Park

Umekoji Park

End of March - Mid-April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Locations Peak Viewing
Time in Previous
Years

3

17

3

20

3

22

3

24

3

27

3

29

3

31

4

3

4

5

4

7

Takao

Takao

Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Haradani-en Garden

Haradani-en Garden

Late March - Late April

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ryoan-ji Temple

Ryoan-ji Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ninna-ji Temple

Ninna-ji Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Arashiyama

Arashiyama

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Half Bloom 50%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Daikaku-ji Temple

Daikaku-ji Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nison-in Temple

Nison-in Temple

Late April - Early May

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tenryu-ji Temple

Tenryu-ji Temple

Early April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

Full Bloom 100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Taizo-in Temple

Taizo-in Temple

Early - Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Oharano Shrine

Oharano Shrine

Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yoshimine-dera Temple

Yoshimine-dera Temple

Early - Late April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Locations Peak Viewing
Time in Previous
Years

3

17

3

20

3

22

3

24

3

27

3

29

3

31

4

3

4

5

4

7

Bishamon-do Temple

Bishamon-do Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yamashina Canal

Yamashina Canal

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kaju-ji Temple

Kaju-ji Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Oishi-jinja Shrine

Oishi-jinja Shrine

Early April

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Almost Full Bloom 70%

Full Bloom 100%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Locations Peak Viewing
Time in Previous
Years

3

17

3

20

3

22

3

24

3

27

3

29

3

31

4

3

4

5

4

7

To-ji Temple

To-ji Temple

Late March - Early-April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Jonan-gu Shrine

Jonan-gu Shrine

Early - Mid-April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Daigo-ji Temple

Daigo-ji Temple

Late March - Early April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
Locations Peak Viewing
Time in Previous
Years

3

17

3

20

3

22

3

24

3

27

3

29

3

31

4

3

4

5

4

7

Byodo-in Temple

Byodo-in Temple

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Partial Bloom 30%

Partial Bloom 30%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Izumo-daijingu Shrine

Izumo-daijingu Shrine

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

Buds Only 0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Iwashimizu-hachimangu Shrine

Iwashimizu-hachimangu Shrine

Early-Mid April

Buds Only 0%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

Beginning to Bloom 15%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cherry Blossom Report

  • Bloom Progression

  • Joshoko-ji Temple

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Northern Kyoto

  • Mt. Hiei Driveway

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Northern Kyoto

  • Sanzen-in Temple

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Northern Kyoto

  • Kurama-dera Temple

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Northern Kyoto

  • Nakaragi Path

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Northern Kyoto

  • Heian Jingu Shrine

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Eastern Kyoto

  • Ninna-ji Temple

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • Taizo-in Temple

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • Yoshimine-dera Temple

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • Jonan-gu Shrine

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Southern Kyoto

  • Izumo-daijingu Shrine

    Buds Only 0%Buds Only 0%

    Area：Nearby Cities

  • No results matching this flowering stage

  • Yase

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Northern Kyoto

  • Kamigamo-jinja Shrine

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Northern Kyoto

  • Josho-ji Temple

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Northern Kyoto

  • The Philosopher's Walk (Tetsugaku-no-michi Street)

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Eastern Kyoto

  • Shinnyo-do Temple

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Eastern Kyoto

  • Nanzen-ji Temple

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Eastern Kyoto

  • Hirano-jinja Shrine

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Central Kyoto

  • Shosei-en Garden

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Central Kyoto

  • Umekoji Park

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Central Kyoto

  • Ryoan-ji Temple

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • Daikaku-ji Temple

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • Nison-in Temple

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • Oharano Shrine

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • Bishamon-do Temple

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Yamashina

  • Yamashina Canal

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Yamashina

  • Kaju-ji Temple

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Yamashina

  • Iwashimizu-hachimangu Shrine

    Beginning to Bloom 15%Beginning to Bloom 15%

    Area：Nearby Cities

  • No results matching this flowering stage

  • Kyoto Botanical Garden

    Partial Bloom 30%Partial Bloom 30%

    Area：Northern Kyoto

  • Okazaki Canal

    Partial Bloom 30%Partial Bloom 30%

    Area：Eastern Kyoto

  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple

    Partial Bloom 30%Partial Bloom 30%

    Area：Eastern Kyoto

  • Nijo-jo Castle

    Partial Bloom 30%Partial Bloom 30%

    Area：Central Kyoto

  • Takao

    Partial Bloom 30%Partial Bloom 30%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • To-ji Temple

    Partial Bloom 30%Partial Bloom 30%

    Area：Southern Kyoto

  • Daigo-ji Temple

    Partial Bloom 30%Partial Bloom 30%

    Area：Southern Kyoto

  • Byodo-in Temple

    Partial Bloom 30%Partial Bloom 30%

    Area：Nearby Cities

  • No results matching this flowering stage

  • Konkai Komyo-ji Temple

    Half Bloom 50%Half Bloom 50%

    Area：Eastern Kyoto

  • Maruyama Park

    Half Bloom 50%Half Bloom 50%

    Area：Eastern Kyoto

  • Kodai-ji Temple

    Half Bloom 50%Half Bloom 50%

    Area：Eastern Kyoto

  • Arashiyama

    Half Bloom 50%Half Bloom 50%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • No results matching this flowering stage
  • No results matching this flowering stage

  • Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

    Full Bloom 100%Full Bloom 100%

    Area：Central Kyoto

  • Tenryu-ji Temple

    Full Bloom 100%Full Bloom 100%

    Area：Western Kyoto

  • Oishi-jinja Shrine

    Full Bloom 100%Full Bloom 100%

    Area：Yamashina

  • No results matching this flowering stage
  • No results matching this flowering stage
  • No results matching this flowering stage