Late-Blooming Cherry Blossom in Kyoto: Discover Uhoin temple
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Nijo-jo Castle | spring in 2025
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Among the beautiful spots in Kyoto, Nijo Castle is particularly popular with tourist. Inside the castle, numerous trees are planted, which bloom with beautiful flowers in each season, delighting visitors. However, since the blooming period is short, it is necessary to gather information in advance and decide on the date and time of your visit. Here is that information.
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Types of Cherry Blossoms
When it comes to typical flowers of spring, cherry blossoms are a prime example.At Nijo Castle, there are about 50 varieties, totaling approximately 300 cherry trees planted, with a particularly large number of late-blooming cherry trees.
The Somei Yoshino Cherry Tree, designated as the sample tree for Kyoto, began flowering on March 29, 2024, and reached full bloom five days later on April 3. In contrast, 2 years ago, the blossoming period was earlier, with full blossom declared on March 24. As the timing of cherry blossom can vary depending on annual climatic conditions, the Somei Yoshino in Kyoto City is predicted to reach full bloom around the end of March in 2025.
Gosho Mikuruma Gaeshi
“Gosho Mikuruma Gaeshi” is a hybrid variety of late-blooming cherry blossoms with 5 to 7 petals. The cherry blossom variety ”Mikuruma Gaeshi “ is added the name of “Gosho” because it was bred and improved at the Kyoto Imperial Palace “Gosho”. At Nijo Castle, these cherry trees can be found near the entrance of the Karagomon and at the entrance of the Ninomaru Garden.
Shirtae
“Shirtae” is a variety of late-blooming cherry blossom that produces flowers with more than 15 petals. The buds are pail pink, but when they bloom, they produce large, beautiful white flowers. This variety was bred along the Arakawa embankment in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. It is located to the northeast of the Nijo-jo Castle area.
Shibayama
“Shibayama” is a variety of late-blooming cherry blossom that produces large, five-petaled white flowers.It produce leaves with the flowers at the same time. Shibazakura is planted in the same location as Shiromiyabi, on the north side of the Ninomaru Palace, between it and the Seiryu-en Garden.
Yaebeni Shidare
“Yaebeni-Shidare” is a variety of weeping cherry blossom that produces more than 15 petals per flower. It is a late-blooming cherry blossom and has the feature of producing leaves around the time the flowers fall.
Somei-Yoshino
“Somei-Yoshino” is the most popular cherry blossom in Japan. It is widely planted along roads and rivers. Because it is a genetically hybrid variety, it is propagated by cuttings rather than seed. This results in clones with identical genetics that bloom at the same time, a characteristic of this variety. Generally, Somei-Yoshino cherry trees bloom in late March.
Nijo-jo Castle has a Somei-Yoshino cherry tree that serves as the sample tree for the start of the cherry blossom season in Kyoto. When this tree blooms, it is considered the official start of the cherry blossom season in the city.
Map of Nijo-jo Castle’s cherry blossom trees
The cherry blossoms at Nijō Castle bloom from standard to late varieties and are scattered throughout the grounds; see the map to see where each variety is located.
Information
Day time
Open Hours
| Place | Time |
|---|---|
| Nijo-jo castle | 8:45 – 17:00(the reception close at 16:00) |
| Nijo-jo Castle and Ninomaru-goten Palace | 8:45 – 16:10 |
Regular holiday
・Nijo-jo castle
December 29th to 31st
・Ninomaru-goten Palace
Every Tuesday in January, July, August, and December, January 1st to 3rd, and December 26th to 28th
※When any of the above-mentioned days fall on a public holiday, Ninomaru-goten Palace will be closed the next day instead.
Entrance fee
| Place | Price |
|---|---|
| Nijo-jo castle | Adult : 800yen Junior high school : 400yen Elementary school : 300yen |
| Nijo-jo Castle and Ninomaru-goten Palace | Adult : 1300yen Junior high school : 400yen Elementary school : 300yen |
※Entrance fee is free for children younger than elementary school age.
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Open hours
| Place | Period | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nijo-jo castle | March 8th – April 7th | 6PM – 10PM(Reception closes at 9PM) |
Entrance fee
| Day | Early reservation(Until March 7th) | Normal reservation |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Thursday | Junior high school students and above : 1,600 Yen Junior school : 1000 Yen | Junior high school students and above : 2,000 Yen Junior school : 1,200 Yen |
| Friday – Sunday and Holiday(March 20th) | Junior high school students and above : 2,000 Yen Junior school : 1,400 Yen | Junior high school students and above : 2,400 Yen Junior school : 1,600 Yen |
| Special day (March 23rd and 30th) | Junior high school students and above : 2,400 Yen Junior school : 1,800 Yen ▶︎Reservation Tickes only | Junior high school students and above : 2,800 Yen Junior school : 2,000 Yen ▶︎Reservation Tickes only |
Here is online reservation Ticket site : https://klook.tp.st/4G9jtR8n
Adress
541 Nijojocho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-8301
Link
Official site
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