Local people have grown up one symbolic cherry tree in each village, especially along with the central corridor of Fukushima prefecture. That tree is exactly the support of the heart and guardian deity of the region. And it is usual that these cherry trees have a parent-child-grandcild relationshiping each other. When season in full bloom comes, local people in the village make hospitality with local ingredients under the tree to enjoy in Spring with each other.
1)Cherry tree in Nakajima has a Jizo sculpture where people pray fo long life of their children. You can see the mountains with snow on the top over the cherry blossom tree.
2)Weeping cherry tree in the old batllefield has clear pink of cherry blossoms over yellow carpet of rape flowers.
3)Waterfall cherry tree in Miharu, at which you have to have a look once before you die, is a huge creature with guardian deity inside.
The tree “2” is a daughter and the tree “1” is a grandchild of the tree “3” ! Local people are also connected through the tree generation.
