京都の桜The cherries are finally in full bloom.
A long, cold winter combined with a late blast of arctic air last week kept the pink flowers shivering in their buds.
This year is, according to NHK, only four days later than an average year.
On Sunday, it warmed up and the crowds packed in areas in which cherry trees are found.
Chionin Temple, above right, has a smattering of cherry trees in front of the main gate.
Much more crowded was the area around Heian Shrine. Cherry trees line the canal that runs east of the Museum of Modern Art and the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art.
These two august institutions bookend the largest torii gate in Japan, which announces one is entering the holy ground of Heian Shrine.
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