Philosophy-no-michi is a 1.5 kilometer (km) footpath connecting Wakauji Bridge and Ginkakuji Bridge. Philosophy-no-michi was originally established as a road for administrative use when the Lake Biwa Canal was completed in 1890 (Meiji 23). At first, the path was only planted with grass, but the number of people walking through here increased. In 1972, when the local residents started a campaign for the preservation of the path, they decided to build a path along it and called it “Sosui no Sogai” (path of stroll), “Sosui no Sogai” (path of contemplation), “Sosui no Sogai” (path of contemplation), and “Sosui no Sogai” (path of contemplation), In 1981, a stone monument was erected near Honen-in Temple in the middle of the path to commemorate the name of the path, with the waka poem by Nishida, “Hito wa hito hito, me wa watashi wa ya, ni kuni ni, me ikiru michi wo ikiru ni. The cherry trees along the Philosopher's Path were first planted in 1921 by Sekiyuki Hashimoto, a Japanese-style painter who lived nearby, and his wife, Yone, who donated 300 cherry tree seedlings to the city of Kyoto. The donation was made by Sekisetsu, who had achieved great success as a painter, and his wife, Yone, who was thinking of ways to repay Kyoto for its support, who suggested planting cherry trees. Even after being replaced, the rows of cherry trees are still called “Sekisetsu-zakura” (meaning “Sekisetsu cherry blossoms”).