Sakura Meditation

#cherryblossom2024 Kyoto's most scenic trail The Philosopher's Path (in Japanese, Tetsugaku no Michi) is named after Nishida Kitaro, a professor of philosophy at Kyoto University. He walked through it every day, lost in thought. A winding path runs along the canal bank, surrounded by low-rise houses. It is an ideal place for an afternoon meditative walk. It is interesting The canal is part of another, larger one that supplied water to Japan's first hydroelectric power plant On hot summer evenings, you can see fireflies here How to get there The Philosopher's Trail can be reached by train with a transfer to the bus. From Kyoto Station, take the Karasuma line to Marutamachi Station, from there take two minutes to the Karasuma Marutamachi bus stop. You will need bus number 204 or number 93. You need to get off at the Kinrinshakomae bus stop. The road from it to the trail will take five minutes. Among the temples and cafes The trail begins a hundred meters from the Eikan-do Temple, in the northern part of the Higashiyama district. You can follow it north to the Ginkaku-ji Temple. There are nice cafes and restaurants along the trail for those who want to relax. If you walk fast, the trail can be overcome in half an hour, but most people prefer to walk here slowly. Recommended periodically turn off the trail and explore the surrounding attractions, including the Otoe Shrine and the Honen—in and Eikan-do temples. Under the shade of sakura Japanese cherry trees grow along the trail, and therefore it is always crowded during the hanami season. However, by sunset this area is empty, you can walk and admire the flowering trees without interference. Collectively saying, that was absolutely amazing trip full filled with surrealism and feeling of something immense slowly taking your messy thoughts away, and bringing some kind of inspiration instead.