Visiting Kyoto: 1 day in Paradise

We’ve been traveling through Asia for almost a month to celebrate my birthday. Those are the great advantages of being a profesional day trader – you can work from anywhere! I just have to adjust to the market times and make sure I get things done. Other than that I am free to do whatever I want whenever I want!

Bamboo Forest and tea tasting are the plans today in Kyoto. Of course we will also see cherry blossoms in Kyoto.

Bamboo Forest is a tourist site in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. On CNN, it was referred to as one of the most beautiful groves on Earth. The rustling sounds caused by the wind blowing through the grove and causing the bamboo plants to sway against each other have become a part of the attraction people come to the grove to experience, and the Ministry of the Environment included the Sagano Bamboo Forest on its list of “100 Soundscapes of Japan”.

When Is Cherry Blossom Season In Kyoto?” The answer is: from the last week of March through to the middle of April. Organising a trip to see them at the best time requires careful planning.

The cherry blossoms (sakura) usually bloom in the last week of March and the first two weeks of April in Kyoto (roughly between 20 March and 14 April). In an average year, the blooms peak on 1 April in Kyoto. Once they bloom, they are notoriously fickle: sometimes almost all the trees will come into full bloom (mankai) at the same time and stay in full bloom for a week or even longer.
Other times, cherries in different parts of the city will peak at different times and some trees will start dropping petals while others still haven’t peaked. Worse yet, heavy rains can strike just after most trees have reached peak, bringing the petals down several days earlier than they might have lasted.

Kyoto becomes incredibly popular during cherry blossom season for both domestic and foreign tourists. As such, it’s wise to book well in advance – by at least a couple of months – to get the exact Kyoto hotel you want in the price bracket you prefer. Your choice will be very limited if you make a last-minute decision to visit Kyoto to see the blossoms.

I hope you enjoy my adventures in Japan as much as I did.
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Visiting Kyoto: 1 day in Paradise