Tag: South Alps

Posted on

Cherry blossoms bringing spring to the snow-covered mountains

sanehara8 chatting among locals
sanehara1 cherry blossom trees
sanehara1 cherry blossom trees
sanehara11
sanehara11

Near Jisso-ji Temple, there is a row of Sanehara cherry trees planted by the pioneers of this area.    It is said that when they first settled in this area, they had great difficulty cultivating it due to lack of water.

sanehara3 kai komagatake
sanehara4
sanehara5
sanehara6
sanehara7
sanehara12 edohigan cherry
sanehara13
sanehara14
sanehara15
sanehara16

The rows of cherry blossom trees, which have watched their work over the past year, will be in full bloom again this year with Mt. Kai-komagatake in the Southern Alps in the background and will give them courage.

south alps
south alps
kai komagatake
kai komagatake

jissoji2
go back to itinerary

 

 

 

 

Posted on

One of Japan’s three major cherry blossoms has been alive for 2000 years

yamataka jindai cherry blossom1
jissoji6
3D composition at Jissoji temple

Aiming for Jissoji Temple in Hokuto City.    Many cherry blossoms are carefully managed at this temple.   The garden in front of the precincts has a 3D composition, with a field of daffodils surrounded by cherry blossoms in full bloom and the snow-capped Southern Alps in the distance.

jissoji1
photographers over the fence

When I actually went there, I found out that this composition was achieved by the photographers uniformly standing over the fence with their backs stretched out.   Space cherry blossoms that have sprouted after returning from an eight-month stay in zero gravity on the space station are also blooming in the grounds.

jissoji4
jissoji5
jissoji7
jissoji9
jissoji8
jissoji10
jissoji11 kai komagatake
jissoji12
yamataka jindai cherry blossom2
yamataka jindai cherry blossom2

As you enjoy the cherry blossoms in the precincts, you will find the Yamataka-jindai cherry tree, which is said to be 2,000 years old, located in the back.    This is probably the guardian deity that local people have respected for generations.   The presence of this single cherry tree is amazing.    It is said to be one of Japan’s three major cherry blossoms, along with Miharu Takizakura in Fukushima Prefecture.

 

jissoji2
go back to itinerary