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450 year old cherry blossom. Natural monument of Gunma prefecture
"In the spring of 1552, en route to Eastern Japan, here Kenshin Uesugi took a short rest and paid a visit to Hie Shrine, associated with Norimasa Uesugi.
There, he placed a cherry tree branch he had brought from Kasugayama into the ground upside down and predicted the course of the war based on whether it budded or not. A few years later it blossomed, and so is called the Cherry Tree of Bounty.
The remnants of Hie Shrine still remain next to Kenshin's upside down cherry trees."
There, he placed a cherry tree branch he had brought from Kasugayama into the ground upside down and predicted the course of the war based on whether it budded or not. A few years later it blossomed, and so is called the Cherry Tree of Bounty.
The remnants of Hie Shrine still remain next to Kenshin's upside down cherry trees."
The suggested season is spring.
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Address | Aimata, Minakami-machi, Tone district, Gunma prefecture |
Telephone | 0278-62-0401 |
URL | h t t p : / / w w w . e n j o y - m i n a k a m i . j p / p l a c e . p h p ? i t e m i d = 5 2 9 & c a t i d = 3 2 |
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How go get to Kenshin no Sakasa Zakura(Cherry blossom)
Get on buses from Jomokogen Station to the closest bus stop about 20 minutes away
Closest Bus Stop | 0km from Sakazakura (JS09) Bus Stop |
Car Access
From Tokyo | 20 minutes from Tsukiyono IC on R17 | |
From Niigata | 20 minutes from Tsukiyono IC on R17 |
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An accomodation located at the foot of Mt. Omine established on 1959
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A mountain temple well known as 'Hydrangea Temple' and know for the fireflys flitting in July
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Rest point completed in 1842 which a feudal lord ordered Chutayu Uchiyama to design
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Workshops dotted around a peaceful village
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Takumi no sato' Cultural Workshop Hamlet's visitor center
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This historic spa was named by Uesugi Kenshin
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The old Sarugakyo checkpoint, which controlled the flow of traffic on the Mikuni trade road
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Junikawara (JS11) Bus Stop | Sekisho ato (JS02) Bus Stop | |||