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![[Image1]Near Chikatsuyu Oji Shrine on the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route stands the Naganose Family, whose lin](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/2a66cf5e7cf2566ec0f0a9d43b45f9b74e7b789e.jpg)
Near Chikatsuyu Oji Shrine on the Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Route stands the Naganose Family, whose lineage dates back to the Nanboku-chō period. In the old family garden there is a weeping cherry tree that the 19th head of the family, Rokuro Kasamori Nonagase, brought from Gion in Kyoto and planted in April 1747. It rained this morning, but I photographed the tree, which is now about 60–70 percent in bloom.
If you walk the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi Course, be sure to see this magnificent weeping cherry. I think it will probably be in full bloom around this weekend.
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![[Image1]From Hirakiso Plateau, a popular resting spot for Shirahamacho residents, you can see the Milky Way;](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/cc2ab80b872722217267211bd387abc443beb786.jpg)
From Hirakiso Plateau, a popular resting spot for Shirahamacho residents, you can see the Milky Way; the large red star is Antares in Scorpius. Its diameter is about 700 to 800 times that of the Sun, and it lies roughly 550 to 600 light-years from Earth.
That means the light we see now left the star 550 to 600 years ago.
Hirakiso Plateau is dotted with many cherry trees, and soon it will bustle with crowds enjoying the blossoms.
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![[Image1]These are the Hashigui-iwa Rocks, a natural monument in Kushimotocho, Wakayama Prefecture.Long ago,](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/aceb8a4e470b8f81a59eb904d9be0ed2654d58f9.jpg)
![[Image2]These are the Hashigui-iwa Rocks, a natural monument in Kushimotocho, Wakayama Prefecture.Long ago,](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/7954b5ad101942cb3393f10634e40a93cdfd6834.jpg)
![[Image3]These are the Hashigui-iwa Rocks, a natural monument in Kushimotocho, Wakayama Prefecture.Long ago,](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/fe6c9684654cd530bb2f87517114503a18d77077.jpg)
These are the Hashigui-iwa Rocks, a natural monument in Kushimotocho, Wakayama Prefecture.
Long ago, Kobo Daishi and an amanojaku made a bet over whether they could build a bridge from Kushimoto to an offshore island before the rooster crowed. Just as Kobo Daishi had nearly finished setting the bridge’s piles, the amanojaku feared losing, imitated a rooster, and tricked Kobo Daishi into thinking morning had come. Kobo Daishi gave up and left the partly built bridge behind. That is why only the bridge’s piles are said to remain, according to the legend.
What do you suppose Kobo Daishi and the amanojaku wagered?
These Hashigui-iwa Rocks are also selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Sunrises.
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![[Image1]Kumanozakura, recognized as a newly identified cherry varietyIt blooms earlier than Someiyoshino and](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/3c9bfc9fc530bf3592ea80d9c03a490898834270.jpg)
Kumanozakura, recognized as a newly identified cherry variety
It blooms earlier than Someiyoshino and has deeper color than Yamazakura
Photographed in the Mine District of Kozagawacho.
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![[Image1]A plum grove in Katsuragicho, Wakayama Prefecture, is planted on the slope of a hill. Unlike the plu](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/d3d91884df3b516df1d0a4f8b01fd98349309038.jpg)
A plum grove in Katsuragicho, Wakayama Prefecture, is planted on the slope of a hill. Unlike the plum groves in the Kinan Region, nets are not set up to catch the fruit at harvest. I believe the mountain visible beyond the grove is Mount Izumi Katsuragi.
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![[Image1]Kawazu cherry trees blooming in Tanabe City at Shinjo ParkThe popular playground equipment that is a](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/c1b69e741c814cf48a3a18140f607f6f195db318.jpg)
Kawazu cherry trees blooming in Tanabe City at Shinjo Park
The popular playground equipment that is always full of children
was wet from the rain and nobody was playing on it.
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![[Image1]In February, the spring-blooming bai-kaouren flowers reached their peak for viewing and photography.](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/e41acaf8a0bd989a40c6607d2aece2cc519afd12.jpg)
In February, the spring-blooming bai-kaouren flowers reached their peak for viewing and photography.
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![[Image1]There was a Statue of Liberty in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture.Its purpose is unclear, but similar](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/932dd2ec09189d138a26af1a7184da602e98ff6e.jpg)
There was a Statue of Liberty in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture.
Its purpose is unclear, but similar statues seem to be found in many places across Japan.
If you are interested, please look it up.
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![[Image1]Kousanji, a Koyasan Shingon temple in Inaricho, Tanabe City, is in Wakayama Prefecture’s southern re](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/7e61079faaec76f1294734a32f46274b3bc3792b.jpg)
Kousanji, a Koyasan Shingon temple in Inaricho, Tanabe City, is in Wakayama Prefecture’s southern region, where cold days continue, but a single hikanzakura planted on the temple grounds has reached its peak bloom. Plum blossoms are also beginning to open here and there, letting you feel spring drawing closer little by little.
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![[Image1]Winter camellias and the star trailI spun the stars for about an hourShooting outdoors in winter is](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/62c984de76d7cc67354d21c265c6ff7c024f6705.jpg)
Winter camellias and the star trail
I spun the stars for about an hour
Shooting outdoors in winter is cold, but the air is clear and the stars look beautiful
The bright glow below is the city lights of Tanabe City
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