KYOTOGRAPHIE time

Kyoto never failed to impress me with many cultural things to offer all year around.

Kyotographie is one of my favorite events of the year - annual photo exhibition throughout the city from mid April to mid May, and the biggest reason why I'm so intrigued is the venues of this event. You can enter the world of "unreal" in this touristic city through Kyotographie.

Some of the unique locations this year:
Kyoto Shimbun B1, Former Printing Plant


Sazanga-Kyu(Former Ice Factory)














Kyoto City Central Wholesale Market, Bldg No. 10, 11 south wall


You can visit all the cool places that are usually closed and forgotten, it's so inspiring!

Until 13th May
https://www.kyotographie.jp/

Very last chance for HANAMI this year

I visited HARADANIEN in the middle of April to enjoy HANAMI(cherry blossom viewing) for the very last chance this year!

HARADANIEN is located northern part of city and in the middle of residential area apart from busy touristic places.

There are more than 20 types of cherry blossom trees along with some seasonal flowers on the ground.

One sakura hit the peak of bloom in early April but some are at the end of April so you can enjoy sakura for a whole month here.

Those are from 10th April when I visited.

This garden is opened in public until this Sunday the 22nd.

Apparently, you can still enjoy a late blooming sakura !

Go and visit cherry blossom paradise and enjoy the very last HANAMI ;)

Wisterias in Toba & Azaleas in Keage

 After the cherry blossoms, wisterias & azaleas gonna bloom in Kyoto.

There are pretty popular places to see them where open for public only 5 days in a year, at the best season!

【Wisterias in Toba】

Place: Toba Water Environment Protection Center

Date: 26th April - 30th April

Time: 10am - 4pm (last admission at 3:30pm)

Access from our guesthouse: Direct bus from Kyoto station

Fee: FREE

【Azaleas in Keage】

Place: Keage Water Purification Plant

Date: 2nd May - 6th May

Time: 10am - 4pm (last admission at 3:30pm)

Access from our guesthouse: Subway Kujo station - (transfer at Karasuma Oike station) - Keage station

Fee: FREE

 We still have some availability for some of these days, why don't you come to Kyoto to see not only temples & shrines but beautiful flowers as well?