The temple doesn't weep of sadness, rather of joy at the beauty which grows therein.
The weeping cherry blossoms are a lovely kind. The flowers are very small, almost plum blossom size, but they grow much closer together. As you might expect, there are a great many types of weeping cherry trees. I don't know this kind. The tree here blooms a few weeks before the someiyoshino, which are the most common cherry blossoms, and is often finished before they even begin.
This one was in a temple called Manshoji Temple (満性寺). The Matsudaira clan (forerunners of Ieyasu) and other samurai started following the temple and the sect of Buddhism taught there. The warrier monks helped Ieyasu in some of his battles.
Yeah yeah, another Ieyasu connection. Pretty much everything in this area of Japan claims as many connections with him as they can, so you get used to it.
Don't miss the other great photos in the Beautiful Japan photo series!
- The Shogun's Keep
- Gate to the Shogun's Shrine
- The Golden Torii
- Across the Universe
- To Walk With You Under the Cherry Blossoms
- I Once Knew This Place
- Okazaki Tenmangu Shrine
- The White Walls of Zui'nenji
- Curious Kitsune Watches
- Meeting Place of the Kitsune
- What a Blur
- The Watcher at the Shrine
- Giant Torii in Road
- Resting Leaves
- The Family that Drinks Together, Stays Together
- Fire in the Sky
- The Streets of Takayama
- Red Path
- Fading Japan
- Relaxing at the River
- Tradiional Japanese Gate and Garden
- Daruma-san Korokoro
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