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Spring Walk, Kyoto Gosho

Shibuya246 · 17 March 2013 · 15 photos · 4,549 views · 2 comments

Spring Walk, Kyoto Gosho

Beautiful Spring day

Palace Gardens

Deciding where to focus

Catching the blend

Contrast of colors

Easy strolling

Good weather to take your rabbit to play in the park

Everyone gathering around this one tree

Different colors

Some suitcase laden travellers on the right hand of the picture

Spring is here

Nice weather

Plum blossoms

Starting to see some nice colors here

Visiting today · Kyoto, Kansai

Visiting Kyoto Imperial Palace and Kyoto Gyoen, Kyoto today

Checked October 2026 · next check January 2027

Added by Shibuya246, separate from the original post above. Facts are checked every quarter against the sources below. Check opening times and prices before you go.

What it is: The Imperial Family's residence until 1868, set in Kyoto Gyoen, a national garden about 1.3 km north to south and 0.7 km east to west. The current palace buildings date from 1855.
Getting there: Take the Karasuma Subway Line from Kyoto Station to Imadegawa (10 minutes, ¥260), which is closer to the palace entrance, or to Marutamachi. Visitors enter through the Seishomon Gate on the west side.
Hours: The garden is open at all times and free. The palace opens 9:00-17:00 from April to August, 9:00-16:30 in March and September, and 9:00-16:00 from October to February. Last entry is 40 minutes before closing.
Admission: The palace is free and needs no reservation. It is closed on Mondays (or the next day after a Monday holiday) and from 28 December to 4 January.
Then and now: The Shishinden main hall is being renovated for about nine years from October 2026 and will be covered, though the palace stays open. When this post was written, palace visits needed an advance reservation.

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Weeping cherries by Konoe Pond, late March to mid-April

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Sources: Kyoto Imperial Palace (japan-guide.com) · Kyoto Gyoen National Garden (Ministry of the Environment) · Kyoto Imperial Palace Guide (Japan City Tour)

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Notechnostuffallowed Blogspot 29 March 2013
Beautiful photos
Yui Loverz 16 July 2013
Sugoi desu