Nadine Brown

After what feels like hours, you decide to continue to one more destination. So, you make your way back down the stairs to the street. The sky is now a dusky blue with wispy purple clouds forming. The street on which you walked earlier is now quiet, and golden lanterns cast a mystical light on the cobblestones.

After what feels like hours, you decide to continue to one more destination. So, you make your way back down the stairs to the street. The sky is now a dusky blue with wispy purple clouds forming. The street on which you walked earlier is now quiet, and golden lanterns cast a mystical light on the cobblestones.

After what feels like hours, you decide to continue to one more destination. So, you make your way back down the stairs to the street. The sky is now a dusky blue with wispy purple clouds forming. The street on which you walked earlier is now quiet, and golden lanterns cast a mystical light on the cobblestones.

The upper windows and balconies are illuminated and many of the shops are closing up for the evening. You turn to your left down a narrow alleyway where one small restaurant appears to be open. Locals sit at the white-tiled counter with steaming hot bowls of noodles in front of them.

The upper windows and balconies are illuminated and many of the shops are closing up for the evening. You turn to your left down a narrow alleyway where one small restaurant appears to be open. Locals sit at the white-tiled counter with steaming hot bowls of noodles in front of them.

The upper windows and balconies are illuminated and many of the shops are closing up for the evening. You turn to your left down a narrow alleyway where one small restaurant appears to be open. Locals sit at the white-tiled counter with steaming hot bowls of noodles in front of them.

You watch as they feast expertly on the contents with chopsticks, every mouthful punctuated with chatter to a neighbouring friend or the chef. You can hear the sound of music lingering in the evening air and glasses clinking to signify the end of the working day. At the end of the alleyway, you turn the corner to your right and realize you have arrived at your destination.

You watch as they feast expertly on the contents with chopsticks, every mouthful punctuated with chatter to a neighbouring friend or the chef. You can hear the sound of music lingering in the evening air and glasses clinking to signify the end of the working day. At the end of the alleyway, you turn the corner to your right and realize you have arrived at your destination.

You watch as they feast expertly on the contents with chopsticks, every mouthful punctuated with chatter to a neighbouring friend or the chef. You can hear the sound of music lingering in the evening air and glasses clinking to signify the end of the working day. At the end of the alleyway, you turn the corner to your right and realize you have arrived at your destination.

You have been told that this park is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms at dusk, a hidden gem which not many people know about. You walk slowly through a gate along a winding pathway. Evergreen trees stand tall at either side in the grass. The soles of your shoes crunch on tiny stones, and with every footstep, small white lanterns light up around you, edging the pathway.

You have been told that this park is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms at dusk, a hidden gem which not many people know about. You walk slowly through a gate along a winding pathway. Evergreen trees stand tall at either side in the grass. The soles of your shoes crunch on tiny stones, and with every footstep, small white lanterns light up around you, edging the pathway.

You have been told that this park is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms at dusk, a hidden gem which not many people know about. You walk slowly through a gate along a winding pathway. Evergreen trees stand tall at either side in the grass. The soles of your shoes crunch on tiny stones, and with every footstep, small white lanterns light up around you, edging the pathway.

As you walk, the landscape around you begins to change, the trees turning from green to pink. The further along the pathway you travel, the denser the cherry blossom trees become. Looking around you, you can see people sitting on blankets beneath lanterns hanging from trees, reading books or talking softly with friends. The ambience is relaxed and you decide to stay a while.

As you walk, the landscape around you begins to change, the trees turning from green to pink. The further along the pathway you travel, the denser the cherry blossom trees become. Looking around you, you can see people sitting on blankets beneath lanterns hanging from trees, reading books or talking softly with friends. The ambience is relaxed and you decide to stay a while.

As you walk, the landscape around you begins to change, the trees turning from green to pink. The further along the pathway you travel, the denser the cherry blossom trees become. Looking around you, you can see people sitting on blankets beneath lanterns hanging from trees, reading books or talking softly with friends. The ambience is relaxed and you decide to stay a while.

you find a blanket that's been left for visitors. It's cream-colored and resting under a cherry blossom tree at the edge of the park. Although you're in the heart of Kyoto, this place feels like its own secret world, far away from the city. Nighttime slowly creeping in as the sun begins to set.

you find a blanket that's been left for visitors. It's cream-colored and resting under a cherry blossom tree at the edge of the park. Although you're in the heart of Kyoto, this place feels like its own secret world, far away from the city. Nighttime slowly creeping in as the sun begins to set.

you find a blanket that's been left for visitors. It's cream-colored and resting under a cherry blossom tree at the edge of the park. Although you're in the heart of Kyoto, this place feels like its own secret world, far away from the city. Nighttime slowly creeping in as the sun begins to set.

Lying down on the blanket, you look up at the cherry blossom tree with its branches splayed out above, and let your eyes follow the journey of a tiny petal as it slowly falls. swaying from side to side and coming to land on your hand. The petal feels as smooth as fine silk. It has a darker pink stripe near where the center of the flower would be.

Lying down on the blanket, you look up at the cherry blossom tree with its branches splayed out above, and let your eyes follow the journey of a tiny petal as it slowly falls. swaying from side to side and coming to land on your hand. The petal feels as smooth as fine silk. It has a darker pink stripe near where the center of the flower would be.