Yamabuki flowers festival at Matsuo shrine in Kyoto

I would like to inform Yamabuki flowers festival at Matsuo shrine in Kyoto.


Matsuo shrine exists at south of Arashiyama.

I ride Hankyu train from Umeda to Matsuo shrine.
Big Toriigate exists in front of Matsuo shrine station.


Matsuo shrine is famous for Yamabuki blossom.
This shrine has 3000 Yamabuki trees.
Yamabuki blossoms are in full bloom from middle to end of April.

I enter from Toriigata, arrive at Rogate.

Between Rogate and Hall of worship, small river is seen.

Yamabuki blossoms are lined along this river.
This shrine's flowers are orange single flower,orange double flower, and white single flower.
Orange double flowers are 70%.







I wash my hands at Chōzuya.
This Chōzuya's water from turtle mouth,


I pray at main shrine.

This shrine is also famous for Sake shrine.
Lots of Sake barrel are set left side of main shrine.

I go to Kamenoi from under right Corridor of Main shrine.
Fresh water is flowing from Kamenoi.

Over the Kamenoi, waterfall is seen.


I return to small river, enter Showfuen garden.
Entrance charge is 500yen.
This garden has 3 gardens.
I go to Kyokusui garden.
This is water and stones garden.

Next is Jyokono garden.
This garden has white Yamabuki blossoms.


Over Jyokono garden, Hydrangea garden.
This garden has white and orange Yamabuki trees.

Next I go to Horai garden.
This garden is designed as Crane spreading its wings.


Finally I go to Sake museum.
No charge.


This museum has how to produce Sake and Matsuo shrine's festival.

Around Matsuo shrine, there are Arashiyama, Koke temple, Cricket temple.

Please visit Matsuo shrine.

That's it.

Sewaritei Cherry-blossom, Hiko shrine at Yawata city in Kyoto

I would like to inform Sewaritei Cherry-blossom, Hiko shrine at Yawata city in Kyoto.


I ride Keihan train from Yodoyabshi to Yawata-city.
I get off at Yawatacity station.
I walk north 10minutes, arrive at Sewaritei Cherry-blossom.



Sewaritei is located between Uji river and Kizu river.
Sewaritei Cherry-blossom is 1.4km length.
250 numbers Someiyoshino cherry trees are planted 40years ago.


Cherry-trees are big size and branches are spread to dike.
At Full bloom, this dike is Cherry-blossoms tunnel, that is wonderful view.
This dike is famous for Cherry-blossom viewing area in Japan.



Cherry-blossom viewing period, lots of people are seeing till 16:00.
This Cherry-blossom viewing area is not able to hold Feast of Hanami.
This dike has some stone sheets, bottom of dike has some wooden sheets.

About 20minutes walking, I arrive at top end of dike.
At top of the dike, stone steps are set.
People sit steps and take a rest.

This year full bloom is April 2.
I visit at April 3, beautiful Shower of blossoms are seen.
Shower of blossom is most beautifull view for Cherry-blossom viewing.


I walk around top of the dike.

I see from the bottom of the dike.
I can see full view of cherry-blossoms.


This Cherry-blossom viewing needs 1-2 hours.

I return to Yawata city station.
I visit Hiko shrine, that is South east of Yawatacity station.


Hiko shrine worships Airplane development.
This Srine was built by Tadahachi-Ninomiya.
He studied the flight principle, and is the founder in Japan .
Left side of the entrance, Jetengine of F104 fighter is displyed.

And Engine of Zerosen fighter is also displaed.

Hol of worship is Reinforced concrete.
I prayed.

Righside of the hol of worship, there is Shrine stone statue.

I go to Hiko museum.

Museum shows the history of Tadahachi-Ninomiya, Airplane history of Japan.

Yawata city also has Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine.
Please visit Yawatacity.

That's it.