Japan's Best Cherry Blossom In Kyoto, Travel Guide Of Japanese Culture
awesome it's so festive here the best cherry blossom season in Kyoto will be next week still just so many cherry blossom to see they set up the special cherry blossom and viewing tables just for this weekend next this is what people call the Hanami cherry blossom viewing event in Japan drinking under this blossom makes me feel special the spring is coming and everything's going to start this week in Japan like school new jobs baseball and soccer cherry blossom is not just about viewing it's a big festival in Japan there are hundreds of food stalls and people drink a lot under the trees look at that that is a single cherry tree it's one of the top 10 famous cherry trees among millions of them in Japan that's massive Shidarezakura weeping cherry tree is in the 100% perfect bloom hundreds of thousands of Travers visit this tree outside Kyoto this week and the next it's so famous that his name Gionnoshidarezakura fortunate that I was able to come to this place today this perfect cherry blossom only lasts a few days but next week many petals will have gone let's find out more about what the cherry blossom I'm viewing in Japan is like this is Yasaka Shrine one of Kyoto's iconic places cherry blossom viewing is a big event in Japan meaning there are many food stores this stall is a Kyoto-style Oden hot pot a great part of Oden hot pot is that you can customize your bowl egg is 200 y or 1.2 USD a bit overpriced I guess Shirataki noodles have a nice texture and zero calories they use it locally sourced Japanese white radish which is a must eat to get them you don't need to speak Japanese she's just pointing to what she wants and it works all that keeps you warm on a chilly night like today Takoyaki octopus balls he boil down the broth into the dough for 15 minutes it takes you Konfu skill bamboo shoot is an extremely rare thing in food stores in Japan it's probably only here in Kyoto which is a famous member producer you Japanese anime candies Hello Kitties and her friends that one is Totoro from Ghibli Pikachu and Kirby 400 yen each this store has a legitimate Indian curry not Japanese one chicken rice is only 600 yen or 4 USD it smells so Indian cheese is not there we have and they have Samosa kind of a deep-fried dumpling playing this is not spicy at all so easy to eat on the street this is only real Indian curry so in Kyoto I think I give it nine out of 10 sweet potato chips it's a common food store item in Japan he's struggling with that mountain of stir-fried noodles. Japan is easy to travel with Bullet trains, not by flights. this Oden hot pot place has niche items beef tendon at the food store is rare she take a mushroom and cow paste ball why kimono belt in the cherry blossom viewing Festival kimono jacket is only 2,000 or 13 USD this stall is more popular with foreign tourists than any other place he's making mini cakes Yasaka Shrine keeps the Gion Geisha Community together so many tourists from abroad those paper lanterns a dedication from the donors in the Gion Community Geisha houses Geisha tea houses Micheline restaurants and famous traditional inns in the most iconic traditional area of Kyoto we're going to Maruyama Park Where cherry blossom are in full balloon yes this is area have Tatami floors for visitors this is one of the most beautiful cherry boss and viewing spots in Japan I'm sure that it's B best cherry blossom in Kyoto Dango rice cake sticks are great on the charcoal you can choose sweet red bean paste or sweet miso paste They set up a haunted house just this week flying decapitated head is a common thing in Japanese haunted houses it looks like it's scary inside many Japanese monsters have only one eye or more than three drinking and the Beautiful cherry blossom is special experience in Japan the cherry trees are not in 100% in a full bloom it's about 50 to 70% this is the the first week of April. 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Usually they bloom in the last week of March in Japanese major cities like Kyoto and Tokyo this spring is different it still feels a bit chilly toward world climate became this crazy the cherry blossom on in Japan was the first week of April Maruyama Park is a famous tourist spot in Kyoto the vibe here is vibrant and traditional which makes this place unique fore all tables are already full maybe we should come back later melon pan bread store is only in Kyoto it's Unique only to Japan it's basically a bread with cookie-like crunchy texture on the top it's a mass trial when coming to Japan no way they have an oven right here it's freshly baked I think they're around 200 food stalls in this area making it one of the biggest events in Kyoto City look at that awesome it's shining in a dark sky I'm fortunate that I can see this famous weeping cherry tree people love it so much they named it Gionnoshidarezakura or weeping cherry trees of Gion he has been so famous since the samurai period the first tree lived 200 years and the second one was planted here in 1947 everyone loves this Kyoto symbol Shidare weeping cherry tree kind tends to bloom earlier than Sonemyoshimo kind which we saw in the garden area it in a perfect full bloom for a soft corn is 400 yen TonpeiYaki is a Kyoto and Osaka specialty it's pork wrapped in cabbage and omelette no cabbage only omelette she put mayo and Nori seaweed flakes on it I like this seven out of 10. 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this is a nice weeping cherry tree bamboo shoot smells so good steamed potato is a popular food stall item in Japan it's a simple thing that we cannot miss on a chilly night I've never seen soup dumpling from a store I did not expect Kebab in Koto Japan's ancient Capital chicken beef and chicken together and this is next to come to Yasaka Shrine and Maruyama park take Kyoto City bus 206 from Kyoto station or work 10 minutes from Shojo station on the Hankyu line the atmosphere is vibrant still quiet nobody is screaming or getting wasted because this is how Kyoto is different from Osaka squid smells so good it's one of the most common things in Japanese festivals are you fish on steak the river fish tastes different from the sea fish tornado potato has taken Japan by storm oh mushroom for that is Horumno stir-fried noodles Horumon is a Japanese word for a beef intestine I think that is a large intestine hormone is tough as usual Red snapper shaped cake is a must-try in Japanese festivals custard is inside 8 out of 10. Shopping in Kyoto Japan is fun for international travelers. to Toppgi this Korean stuff is still popular in Japan get some drinks steamed oysters let me see if there's a table available Maiko is The Apprentice of Geisha we can see them only in Kyoto this March I saw many tourists coming to Kyoto from other countries I know it was not easy to book an international flight this time of year because people want to enjoy cherry blossom in Japan it was too bad no cherry blossom in the last week of March this year in Japan cherry blossom prediction is as difficult as weather forecast it's not always correct to predict what it's like in two or 3 weeks actually I went to Buddhist temple in Kyoto Central this March the cherry trees were different kind and in full bloom I did not see foreign Travelers Kyoto City should do more to promote International tourism I finally got the table these are all Someiyoshino kind they all bloom and lose pedals at once because they are all cloned from a single tree via Drafting and planting this shumai is okay whatever you eat under these beautiful cherry blossoms it tastes really good cherry blossom is a part of Japanese culture Maruyama Park is one of the best cherry blossom and viewing Sports in Kyoto or even in Japan thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next video
2024-10-04 03:19
