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We heard that the “weeping cherry blossoms” at Hannyain Temple in Ryugasaki City were in bloom, so we went to see them.
※”weeping cherry trees, or ”Shidarezakura (枝垂れ桜)” are trees in that the branches droops downwards like falling tears.
In Ibaraki Prefecture, there are eight cherry blossoms designated as cultural properties. The numbers are the list numbers of cultural properties.
★National cultural property list of cherry blossoms★
5) Cherry blossoms of Oto 大戸の桜 (Giant mountain cherry tree, estimated age: 500, Oto, Ibaraki-cho, Higashi-Ibaraki-gun)
8) Sakuragawa Cherry blossoms (577 Hakusan cherry trees in total, Isobe, Sakuragawa City)
★Cultural property list designated by the prefecture★
12) Ryugasaki weeping cherry tree (estimated age: 350-400, Edohigan, Ryugasaki Hannyain 龍ヶ崎市般若院)
13) Manabe no Sakura (estimated age: 100, Yoshino cherry tree, Tsuchiura City Manabe Elementary School 土浦市真鍋小学校)
47) Weeping cherry tree at Senpukuji Temple 泉福寺(estimated age: 300, Senpukuji, Hitachiota City)
51) Weeping cherry tree on Shichitan 七反 (estimated age: 350, Satokawa-cho, Hitachiota City)
54) Mountain cherry blossoms at Shouganji Temple 松岩寺 (huge tree, about 360m above sea level, Shouganji Temple, Takahagi City)
58) Sotoono 外大野 weeping cherry tree (estimated age: 300, Sotoono, Daigo-machi)
The cherry blossoms at Hannyain Temple are designated as cultural assets by the prefecture under the name of “Ryugasaki weeping cherry blossoms”.
The Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education wrote:
“This weeping cherry tree is a cultivar of Edo Higan (江戸彼岸) and has “weeping” properties. It is estimated to be 350 to 400 years old, with an average height of about 10m, a trunk circumference of about 5m, and has branches of 15 by 22 meters. It has been designated as a giant old weeping cherry tree, and it presents a beautiful sight when in bloom.”
They say this is "the oldest weeping giant cherry tree" in Ibaraki. With regard to "all" cherry blossoms, however, Oto Yamazakura (about 500 years old) is much older.
Among the giant cherry trees, the followings are Japan's five great cherry trees.
・Miharu Takizakura (三春滝桜) in Fukushima Prefecture(estimated age：1000)
・Yamataka Jindaizakura (山高神代桜) in Yamanashi Prefecture (estimated age ：1,800-2,000)
・Neodani Usuzumizakura (根尾谷淡墨桜) in Gifu Prefecture (estimated age：1500)
・Ishito Kabazakura (石戸蒲桜) in Saitama Prefecture (estimated age：800)
・Kariyado Gebazakura (狩宿下馬桜) in Shizuoka Prefecture (Estimated age：800)
Gebazakura is a mountain cherry tree, but the other four are weeping cherry trees (Edohigan-zakura).
Cherry trees live long, don’t they?
①This is a weeping cherry tree.
②This is a weeping cherry tree with the main hall of the temple in the background.
③ It is an explanation board of the weeping cherry tree. It says that the tree is 500 years old.
④I’ve arrived in front of the weeping cherry tree.
⑤I started taking a walk. First, I did the head swing exercise.
⑥I started walking.
⑦I’m posing in front of the weeping cherry tree.
⑧I’m examining a drooping branch.
⑨I’m in front of Otome Tsubaki,or Otome camellia.
⑩ Addition: This is the cherry blossoms in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, which we went to three years ago.
※”weeping cherry trees, or ”Shidarezakura (枝垂れ桜)” are trees in that the branches droops downwards like falling tears.
In Ibaraki Prefecture, there are eight cherry blossoms designated as cultural properties. The numbers are the list numbers of cultural properties.
★National cultural property list of cherry blossoms★
5) Cherry blossoms of Oto 大戸の桜 (Giant mountain cherry tree, estimated age: 500, Oto, Ibaraki-cho, Higashi-Ibaraki-gun)
8) Sakuragawa Cherry blossoms (577 Hakusan cherry trees in total, Isobe, Sakuragawa City)
★Cultural property list designated by the prefecture★
12) Ryugasaki weeping cherry tree (estimated age: 350-400, Edohigan, Ryugasaki Hannyain 龍ヶ崎市般若院)
13) Manabe no Sakura (estimated age: 100, Yoshino cherry tree, Tsuchiura City Manabe Elementary School 土浦市真鍋小学校)
47) Weeping cherry tree at Senpukuji Temple 泉福寺(estimated age: 300, Senpukuji, Hitachiota City)
51) Weeping cherry tree on Shichitan 七反 (estimated age: 350, Satokawa-cho, Hitachiota City)
54) Mountain cherry blossoms at Shouganji Temple 松岩寺 (huge tree, about 360m above sea level, Shouganji Temple, Takahagi City)
58) Sotoono 外大野 weeping cherry tree (estimated age: 300, Sotoono, Daigo-machi)
The cherry blossoms at Hannyain Temple are designated as cultural assets by the prefecture under the name of “Ryugasaki weeping cherry blossoms”.
The Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education wrote:
“This weeping cherry tree is a cultivar of Edo Higan (江戸彼岸) and has “weeping” properties. It is estimated to be 350 to 400 years old, with an average height of about 10m, a trunk circumference of about 5m, and has branches of 15 by 22 meters. It has been designated as a giant old weeping cherry tree, and it presents a beautiful sight when in bloom.”
They say this is "the oldest weeping giant cherry tree" in Ibaraki. With regard to "all" cherry blossoms, however, Oto Yamazakura (about 500 years old) is much older.
Among the giant cherry trees, the followings are Japan's five great cherry trees.
・Miharu Takizakura (三春滝桜) in Fukushima Prefecture(estimated age：1000)
・Yamataka Jindaizakura (山高神代桜) in Yamanashi Prefecture (estimated age ：1,800-2,000)
・Neodani Usuzumizakura (根尾谷淡墨桜) in Gifu Prefecture (estimated age：1500)
・Ishito Kabazakura (石戸蒲桜) in Saitama Prefecture (estimated age：800)
・Kariyado Gebazakura (狩宿下馬桜) in Shizuoka Prefecture (Estimated age：800)
Gebazakura is a mountain cherry tree, but the other four are weeping cherry trees (Edohigan-zakura).
Cherry trees live long, don’t they?
①This is a weeping cherry tree.
②This is a weeping cherry tree with the main hall of the temple in the background.
③ It is an explanation board of the weeping cherry tree. It says that the tree is 500 years old.
④I’ve arrived in front of the weeping cherry tree.
⑤I started taking a walk. First, I did the head swing exercise.
⑥I started walking.
⑦I’m posing in front of the weeping cherry tree.
⑧I’m examining a drooping branch.
⑨I’m in front of Otome Tsubaki,or Otome camellia.
⑩ Addition: This is the cherry blossoms in Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, which we went to three years ago.
