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The Great Views of Cherry Blossoms in Mamasan Guhoji Temple

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Mamasan Guhoji Temple is an old temple in Mama Ichikawa City has described by Hiroshige in his picture 'Meishi Edo Hyakkei (the 100 great sights in Edo) and in Edo Meisho Zue (a guide book describing Edo), and they introduced that it had been the popular viewing colored leaves spots in Edo. However, it is a very famous viewing cherry blossom spot, so it has a large 400 year old weeping cherry tree named Fushihime Sakura and many cherry trees are planted in it, and thousands of poeple visit the temple to enjoy seeing the cherry blossoms in every spring. Moreover, Mamasan is changed it color in pale pink in spring with full bloomed cherry blossoms. You could see it on the Sobu Line train and from the Observatory on the I-link Town Ichikawa.
Why don't you visit to see cherry blossoms in Mamasan Guhoji Temple?

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The Movie of Cherry Blossoms on Mamasan

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Fushihime Sakura and other cherry blossoms in Mamasan Guhoji

Spring in Mamasan Guhoji Temple is symply tramatic wtih fully blooming Fushihime Sakura. This large 400 year old weeping cherry tree is extremly beautiful that Mito Komon is said to admire it. Every spring, thousands of people visit to seeing Fushime Sakura. However, it is little difficult to see fully bloomed Fushihime Sakura with other cherry blossoms simultaneously since it blooms a few days earlier than others, so there are a deeper color weeping cherry tree on the east and several large Somei Yoshino cherry trees in the north. So the thousands of visitors are impressed while seeing Sakuras in the eastern part of Mamasan Guhoji Temple.

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Cherry Trees near Daikokudo Hall in Guhoji Temple

In the western part of Mamasan Guhoji Temple, there is the Daikokudo Hall dedicating statue of Tachi Daikokuten carved by the Founder Nichiren. And a weeping cherry tree is planted beside the hall. In spring, the tree blooms beautiful white cherry blossoms and they look like white snows falling down.

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Cherry Trees around the Niomon Gate of Guhoji Temple

On the right of the stone steps in front of the Niomon Gate of Mamasan Guhoji Temple, on the left of the gate and on the right of the bell tower, there are several cherry trees. Visitors could find cherry blossoms when they go ut the steps. The end of the steps, they could see beautiful pale pink woods on their left. And the visitors go into the path in front of the bell tower, they could see the panoramic views of Ichikawa city on the cliff surrounded by cherry trees.

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Tekona Reishindo Hall near Mamasan Guhoji Temple

In the south of Mamasan Guhoji Temple, there is a small temple called Tekona Reishindo Hall that dedicates a beauty described in Manyoshu (the Myriad of Leaves). Many red frags symbolicly stands along the approach road and some cherry trees bloom beautifully in the temple.

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Ichikawashi Sports Center near Mamasan Guhoji Temple

Along the road between Ichikawashi Sports Center and Chiba University of Commerce in the north of Mamasan Guhoji Temple, many cherry trees are planted and they create a tunnel with cherry blossoms when they fully bloom.

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The Location and Access to Mamasan Guhoji Temple

Mamasan Guhoji Temple

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• Mamasan Guhoji Temple has great accessibilities from both Narita and Haneda International Airport.
• From Narita International Airport, take Keisei-line and get off Ichikawamama Sta or Konodai Sta, take minimally 45 minutes from Narita Airport. And also take JR Sobu-express line, transfer the line at Funabashi to Keisei-line, get off Ichikawamama Sta or Konodai Sta.
• From Haneda International Airport, take Keikyu-line bound to Narita, and get off Ichikawamama Sta or Konodai Sta.
• Take 10 minute walk from both Ichikawamama Sta or Konodai Sta.
• 4-9-1 Mama, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba prefectuer, Japan

Mamasan Guhoji Temple and Mama Introduced in Myriad Leaves

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