🌸SAKURA STROLLS👣
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15) Daigo-ji (醍醐寺)🥳🧈
Two lavish cherry blossom parties, the brainchildren of Japan's de facto ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉 1537-98), would bring hanami to the masses.
In 1594 he hosted a 5-day party at Yoshino in Nara. 4 years later he did the same at Daigo-ji, planting 700 trees for the event.
16) Ninna-ji (仁和寺)
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's cherry trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
The temple precincts are also a great place to catch green varieties of cherry blossoms.
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16) Ninna-ji (仁和寺)
Known as 'Omuro-zakura' (御室桜), Ninna-ji's cherry trees are uniquely stunted, growing to only around 2m tall. They are a variant of 'sato-zakura' (郷さくら).
The temple precincts are also a great place to catch green varieties of cherry blossoms.17) Suika Tenmangū (水火天満宮)
The character's '水' (sui) and '火' (ka) in the shrine's name mean 'water' and 'fire, and it is believed Suika Tenmangū (水火天満宮) offers protection from floods and conflagrations.
It is possible that this is the oldest Tenmangū shrine in Japan!
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17) Suika Tenmangū (水火天満宮)
The character's '水' (sui) and '火' (ka) in the shrine's name mean 'water' and 'fire, and it is believed Suika Tenmangū (水火天満宮) offers protection from floods and conflagrations.
It is possible that this is the oldest Tenmangū shrine in Japan!18) Kōdai-ji (高台寺)
️Established in 1606 by Nene (ねね/北政所/高台院 d.1624) as a prayer for her late husband, Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉 d.1598).
It is said she watched the fall of Ōsaka Castle (大阪城) in 1615 from the Shigure-tei teahouse (時雨亭) in the temple grounds. -
18) Kōdai-ji (高台寺)
️Established in 1606 by Nene (ねね/北政所/高台院 d.1624) as a prayer for her late husband, Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉 d.1598).
It is said she watched the fall of Ōsaka Castle (大阪城) in 1615 from the Shigure-tei teahouse (時雨亭) in the temple grounds.19) Ōtoyo-jinja (大豊神社)
Ōtoyo-jinja is nicknamed the 'Mouse Shrine' (鼠の社 'Nezumi-no-sha') after 2 guardian mice, 'koma-nezumi' (狛鼠), that protect the Daikoku-sha (大国社) sub-shrine in the grounds.
It is said that they are modeled on 2 mice that once alerted locals to a fire!
