Posted by Shibuya246, part of the Guardian Travel Network 

Kyoto in bloom: the cherry blossom season – in pictures

Ninnaji is the head temple of Kyoto's Omuro School of the Shingon sect of Buddhism, founded in 888 AD. The world heritage site in Japan's former imperial capital is famous for its locally cultivated, late blooming sakura trees, called omuro sakura. Shibuya246 visited in mid-April, the ideal time to see Kyoto in bloom
  
  


Kyoto gallery: Rising above the Sakura
A temple rising above the sakura cherry blossom Photograph: Shibuya246
Kyoto gallery: Entering Ninnaji Temple
Entering the Ninnaji temple Photograph: Shibuya246
Kyoto gallery: A walkway of sakura
A walkway through the sakura Photograph: Shibuya246
Kyoto gallery: It might have bee raining, but there were lots of people out
It might have been raining, but there were lots of people out Photograph: Shibuya246
Kyoto gallery: One of the smaller structures on the site
One of the smaller structures on the site Photograph: Shibuya246
Kyoto gallery: The umbrellas made the scene look all the more interesting
The umbrellas made the scene look all the more interesting Photograph: Shibuya246
Kyoto gallery: Sakura falling on the ground
Sakura blossom falling on the ground Photograph: Shibuya246
Kyoto gallery: A pagoda rising above the sakura
Click here for more information on the Ninnaji temple Photograph: Shibuya246
 

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