A natural wonder, even when not in full bloom. This thousand year old tree is amazing. Tourists be respectful, don't go inside the roped area and don't touch the trees. Police routinely turn up! Very busy during spring, but worth the wait.
Gorgeous 1000+ year old cherry blossom tree on top of the hill. Is super popular in full bloom, so mind the long traffic queues (over 3 hours at times!) best to go first thing, or they light it up at night too. simply gorgeous.
Another creme of the crop of sakura tree in japan.
Ranked in the top 5 of japanese sakura tree.
It was awesome and you cant describe how incredible the view is.
The tree is huge with a great legend about how emperor daigo came and visited it.
Hence the name daigo zakura.
Personally I dont really think emperor daigo visited it because of the remoteness of the tree being high up the mountain and there isn't anything else related to emperor daigo historically in the surrounding areas.
Nevertheless, legend is made to have a great story to complement the great sakura.
Highly recommended though it's really hard to come to this place. Which makes it even nicer since there is less crowds and not too touristy.
Ok, so, I was very happy with this for a few reasons. 1) Its a giant, beautiful cherry blossom tree. 2) Its old and has been in the are for over 100 something years and has been tended to this entire time. 3) The people working at the tree were all very pleasent to talk to and open to answering questions about the tree and surrounding area.
It's a beautiful tree and if you're in the area anyway, worth a visit. The weather was bad when I visited, so I didn't have to wait to park and was able to enjoy the sakura in relative peace. Glad I went.
