Plum blossoms are at their best in various parts of Kyoto. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, known as a famous plum blossom viewing ...

The sprawling, nine-hectare grove contains around 4,000 plum trees of 28 varieties, which are nearly at full bloom. The early-blooming Ryokugakushidare trees are particularly striking.

The shrine, a famed tourist destination in Kyoto’s Kamigyo Ward, is also known for having around 1,500 plum trees of about 50 varieties on its grounds. Just as the delicate pink petals began to ...

and about half of all the trees there have flowers. In addition, red, white and pink plum blossoms are also blooming at Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Koshoji Temple and Kandaijin Shrine. Japanese ...