March 2020:
I thought that it was a little early to see cherry blossoms in the middle of March, but it was a mild winter, so we went around beautiful spots where cherry blossoms are in Kamakura.
At first, we went to Hongakuji Temple. The weeping cherry tree was in season. A Japanese white-eye was singing on its branch, so I felt the coming of spring.
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We went from Hongakuji Temple to Komyoji Temple on foot. The cherry blossoms in front of the Sanmon (main gate) had begun to bloom.
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The cherry blossoms in the precinct and yard were also going to bloom soon. The branches of the cherry trees in Komyoji Temple hung low and were worth seeing, so I wanted to come again in April.
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We went to Myohonji Temple on foot. The cherry blossoms beside the Sanmon (main gate) were blooming a little.
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The hall crabapple blossoms in front of the soshi-do (Founder’s Hall) were a bright pink color and they were going to be in season in a few days.
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After that, we stopped by Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, but the cherry blossoms on the Dankazura (approach) were going to bloom a little later. We entered Genjiyama Park from Keshozaka and strolled around.
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The early blooming cherry blossoms on the top of the hill had finished their season, and the Yoshino cherry trees were going to bloom now.
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The cherry blossoms in Kuzuharaoka Shrine had not bloomed yet. We went through to Kita-Kamakura Sta. and had lunch at Nufu Ichi.
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At last, we went to Tokeiji Temple. The weeping cherry blossoms had begun to bloom and the edgeworthia chrysanths were in season.
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08:00 Hongakuji Temple
08:20 Komyoji Temple
09:15 Myohonji Temple
10:00 Keshozaka, Genjiyama Park
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Tokoeiji Temple(Admission fee 200 yen/adult)