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Sumizome Temple

``Sumi-zome cherry blossoms'' that bloom in ink dyeing are a hidden cherry blossom spot [Sumi-zome Temple]

The predecessor of this temple is said to have been founded by Yoshifusa Fujiwara in the Heian period. After its decline, it was restored as a Nichiren Shu temple by Hideyoshi Hideyoshi. Every year from the end of March to the beginning of April, the temple holds a "Cherry Blossom Festival" and the temple grounds are covered with cherry blossoms as visitors pass through the temple gate. The temple is named after the "Sumizome-zakura" cherry trees that bloom on the temple grounds. When Mototsune Fujiwara, the Grand Minister of State in the Heian period (794-1185), passed away, his friend, Mineo Kamitsuke, a poet, wrote a poem, "Cherry blossoms in the fields of Fukakusa, if you have a heart, bloom in Sumizome only this year. The legend has it that the cherry blossoms bloomed in sumizome colors, as if the poet's wish that "if cherry blossoms have a heart, let them bloom in sumizome only this year" was understood.
A young cherry tree, now in its fourth generation, is blooming with small, light-ink colored flowers.

Sumizome Temple

Cherry blossom viewing information

  • Best time to visit: Late March to mid-April
    Visiting hours/Admission fee: Same as regular visit

    Sumizome Cherry Blossom Festival
    Period / Sunday, March 31, 2024
    Time/Around 10:00 - 20:00
    Fee/No charge
    Cherry blossoms light up at night.
    Period / Friday, March 22, 2024 - early April
    Hours/18:00-21:00
    Fee/No charge

Sumizome Temple

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  • 741 Sumizome-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
  • 3 min. walk from Keihan "Sumizome" station.
  • Tel. 075-642-2675
  • 8:00-17:00
  • Free to visit the precincts
  • No parking
*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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