hirano-jinja is the site of a cherry blossom festival annually since 985 during the reign of emperor

architecture asia asian beautiful bloom buddha buddhism buddhist cherry blossom colorful destination flower flowering full garden hanami hirano jinja shrine hiranojinja holy japan japanese kansai kinki kyoto landscape nature park picknick sacred sakura scenic season shinto spring temple tourism tourist travel worship zen march 2023: hirano-jinja site festival annually 985 reign emperor kazan oldest regularly held