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  • Baiganji Temple Weeping Cherries
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    3.5
    8 Reviews
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    Tokyo Ome-shi Nakacho 235
    This ancient Shingon Buddhist temple is recorded to have been founded in the Chotoku era (995-998) by mid-Heian period priest Kancho. The temple enshrines a statue and foot imprint of the great priest Kobo Daishi, and it is said stepping on this foot imprint endows one with the same spiritual merit as walking the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage. The weeping cherry tree standing in front of the main temple building has been designated a Natural Monument by Ome City. The huge, three-meter-tall tree is 150 years old. Said to be the sister tree to the weeping cherry on the grounds of the Kongoji Temple, another ancient temple in the city, each year, usually around the beginning of April, the tree comes into bloom, creating extraordinarily beautiful and elegant scenery. During this time, many tourists come to see the tree and its blossom-covered branches which hang so far down they practically touch the ground, and the tree is one of the most famous cherry trees in Tokyo.

    青梅にある梅岩寺の枝垂れ桜です。 山に囲まれた中にあって、気持ちの良い光景で素晴らしいです。見応えがあります。

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  • Mugiyama Floating Bridge
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    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi Kawano
    "A floating bridge on Lake Okutama, one of Tokyo's prime water sources. Commonly called the ""Drum Can Bridge,"" it gives visitors the chance to walk across Lake Okutama. The 220-meter-long bridge was built to provide foot access to the far shore at the time the dam was built. Originally drum cans provided flotation, but today this is done with polyethylene and styrofoam. The bridge doesn't sway much or get much spray, so kids can cross safely too. Still, watch your step as there are some gaps."
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  • Minamisawa Ajisai Mountain
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    Tokyo Akirunoshi Fukasawa 368
    A mountain located in Akiruno City a 30 minute drive from the Akiruno Interchange renowned for its bigleaf hydrangeas. There's a hiking course a 40 minute walk from JR Musashi-Itsukaichi Station in the city of Itsukaichi that is visited by around 10 thousand people during the blooming season from mid-June to early July. The mountain is private property. Some 10 thousand bigleaf hydrangeas, diligently cultivated by the mountain's owner, cover its steep slopes. The silence of the forest and the magnificent blossoms of the hydrangeas create a magical panorama that soothes visitors to the mountain. A climbing fee used for mountain maintenance and upkeep is required to visit.
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  • Shiromaru Dam Control Lake
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    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi
    A power generating dam completed in 1962. It delivers water to the Shiromaru Power Plant and the Tamagawa 3rd Power Plant, generating a total of about 17,000 kilowatts of electricity. The smallish concrete gravity dam is about 30 meters high and 61 meters across the top. It also has the largest fish ladder in Tokyo. These structures provide passage for fish, and varieties including yamame salmon, sweetfish, and rainbow trout use Shiromaru Dam's when swimming upstream. There are only 30 fish ladders in the whole country, and it is rare for a dam of this size to have one.
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  • Rock Garden
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    Tokyo Oumeshi Mitakesan
    A site along a hiking course on Mt. Mitake where giant boulders brood and cold waters flow. The Rock Garden is referred to as the “Gansekien” on some signs. The forest, moss, rocks, and pure stream create an elegant atmosphere but caution is required on rainy days and days immediately following rainfall when the stream’s waters run high.
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  • Kogonji Temple
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    Tokyo Akiruno-shi Tokura 328
    This Rinzai Kenchoji Buddhist temple was founded in 1334 on the order of the shogun Ashikaga Takauji. The temple stands at the foot of the ruins of Tokura Castle west of Musashi-Itsukaichi Station on the JR Itsukaichi Line via Prefectural Route 33. The temple takes its name from Emperor Kogon, who, when he was still Prince Iyahito, was protected by Ashikaga in the area during the Nanboku-cho period. Highlights include a hill cherry over 400 years old which stands towering on the grounds. Because of its size, it is said to be one of the three greatest trees in Tokyo and has been designated a Natural Monument by the metropolitan government. The tree comes into bloom approximately two weeks after Yoshino cherries in Tokyo flower.
  • Hirai River Fireflies
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    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Hinodemachi Oguno 2986 (Ishiyama Mae Bus Stop)3882 (Ina-Muraishi Bus Stop) Area
    15 to 20 minutes by bus from Musashi-Itsukaichi Station or by car from the Hinode Interchange. In most years, fireflies can be seen in the area of the Hirai River from mid-June through mid-July. Your chances of seeing the fireflies are particularly high in the Oguno-Mitsuzawa district and the Iwai district on the upper reaches of the river. The best time to come is during the peak firefly period from late June between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Most of the fireflies are Genji fireflies, but some Heike fireflies can also be seen flying around. Please do not attempt to capture the fireflies and instead simply appreciate their beauty while also taking care to only stay in safe areas near the river.
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  • Hotaru Park
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    Tokyo Fussa-shi Minami Denen 3-9-1
    Fussa City, which still has plenty of natural green space, is one of the few places in Tokyo where you can see fireflies. In the 1950s, packs of fireflies in the trees that run along Tamagawajosui River were said to have looked like a light pageant. Afterwards, Hotaru Park was established as a location to protect the fireflies that were in decline as urbanization continued to advance. The Fussa Firefly Festival is held annually in mid-June when about 500 fireflies are released in the area around Hotaru Park and Tamagawa Josui's Ome Bridge. Around the venue there are refreshment booths and food stands with local cuisine, and there are performances on the stage set up for the event, so it has become an event that reminds you of early summer in Fussa.
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  • Negaramimaesuiden
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
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    Tokyo Met. Hamurashi Hanekami 4-chome 25

    東京郊外の花畑として知る人ぞ知るところです。あくまでも水田の活用のため、チューリップ畑になってもオランダのチューリップ畑のような密集した感じはありませんが、それでも色とりどりの鮮やかさに癒されます。

  • Okutama Lake Dam Site Parking
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    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi Hara
  • Yoshino Baigo
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    Tokyo Ome-shi Baigo
  • Kongoji Temple
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    3.5
    9 Reviews
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    Tokyo Ome-shi Amagasecho 1032

    東京都青梅市にある真言宗豊山派のお寺です。夕暮れ前で外の明るさもギリギリになり、なんとかラスト一つどこか見学できないかと思い急遽立ち寄った場所です。 住宅地の中にありすぐ近くに幼稚園があるので丁度子供をお迎えに来たママさんがたくさん寺の前にいました。 ありふれた街中の寺院かと思いきや、結構凄い寺院に来たみたいですね。 あの平将門が創建に関わったようで、平将門がこの地に来て、馬の鞭としていた梅の枝...

  • Himawari Sono
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    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Hinodemachi Hirai 2780
  • Tamanochihanayamenosato
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    Tokyo Met. Nishitamagunhinodemachi Oguno
  • Meibakuin Temple
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    Tokyo Ome-shi Hinatawada 2-chome 395
  • Kurasawa no Hinoki
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    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi Nippara Kurasawa
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