Cherry Blossoms 2014 #2 ( Yasukuni Shrine )

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These photos were taken on April 1 , 2014.

Azalea in Nezu Shrine

Nezu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Nezu, Bunkyo ward.
The shrine is famous as a wonderful azalea viewing place in Tokyo.

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These photos were taken on May 1 , 2012

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Entrance of Nezu Shrine

Nezu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Nezu, Bunkyo ward.
 I visited the shrine to view azalea last Tuesday.

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These photos were taken on May 1 , 2012.

Statue of Sugawara Michizane

This statue stands in Kameido Tenjin.
Kameido Tenjin is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Sugawara Michizane (845-903) who was a great scholar, poet, also politician.
This statue is 5-year-old Sugawara Michizane.
A poem he composed at the age of 5 is carved on the base of the statue.

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These photos were taken on March 12 , 2012.

Kameido Tenjin

I visited Kameido Tenjin last Monday.
Ume blossoms bloomed very late in this year.
This year's Ume festival in the shrine had already finished at the time, but those Ume blossoms were still nice to view.







(Note)
These photos were taken on March 12 , 2012.

Ume Blossoms in Omurai Katori Shrine

Omurai Katori shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Bunka, Sumida ward.
Ume garden in the shrine is very small, but you can see many wonderful Ume trees there.









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These photos were taken on March 12 , 2012.

Rooftop Garden in Kanda Myojin

This garden is above a parking of the Kanda Myojin (Kanda shrine).
It is small, but we can enjoy viewing flowers in every season.
This garden was created last year as a greening project of the shrine.

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These photos were taken on July 1, 2011.

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Wisteria in Kameido Tenjin

Kameido Tenjin is a Shinto Shrine located in Koto ward.
I have already introduced you Ume blossoms in the shrine in this blog.
And the shrine is the most popular westeria viewing spot in Tokyo.
I visited there last wednesday.
If I had visited there around a week before ( or few days before ), I might have shown you more beautiful scene of the shrine with wisteria...







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These photos were taken on May 4 , 2011.

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Kamiike Garden at Cherry Blossom Time

Kamiike Garden is a fantastic Japanese style garden located in Yasukuni Shrine.
It is a very calm and peaceful place.



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These photos were taken on April 6, 2011.

Cherry Blossoms in Yasukuni Shrine

I visited Yasukuni shrine today.
Cherry trees in the shrine were not in full bloom yet, but beautiful enough for me.






(Note) These photos were taken on April 6, 2011.

Ushi Tenjin

Tenjin shrines are Shinto shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane who was great scholar, poet, and politician.
In Tokyo, Kameido Tenjin and Yushima Tenjin are very famous as Tenjin shrine.
But, today I introduce you Ushi Tenjin located in Kasuga Bunkyo ward.
Formal name of the shrine is Kitano Jinja.



This shrine is small, but it has long history.
They say that the shrine was established by Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147-1199) who was great Samurai and the first Shogun of Kamakura shogunate.
When Yoritomo stopped at the place on his way to north to fight, Michizane appeared riding on a bull in his dream.
("ushi" means bull or cow).



When I visited there, ume blossoms in the shrine had already started to blooming.
Michizane loved ume blossoms.




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These photos were taken on February 7, 2011.

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