Cherries are Peaking in Kyoto

Japan has been in need of some good news recently and nature really came through in the form of a truly historic cherry blossom season here in Kyoto.

Here are some nice cherries in Gion:


Here are some nice ones along the Shirakawa Canal, near the Museum of Modern Art:


Here are a few much closer to home (I walk my son on this route almost every day):