Hydrangea Flower Festival Is Being Held At Takahata-Fudo Temple In West Tokyo

Takahata-Fudo Temple is an old Buddhism temple located in Hino city, Tokyo. According to an old records it was originally build in the 8th century and some of the statues in the temple are designated as important cultural asset by Japanese government. However the temple is not only famous for the long history, it is one of the popular spots to enjoy hydrangea flowers (Ajisai in Japanese) in this season.

On this temple ground, there is a hill covered by hydrangeas besides the temple buildings as you can see in the map on the upper right hand side photo and the photos in the second row. There are trails in the hill, so people can enjoy walking on the hill as they enjoy the views of beautiful hydrangea flowers in June. Therefore every year the temple held "Annual Hydrangea Flower Festival", and this year it will be between June 1st and July 7th.

Apparently the hill have had wild type of hydrangeas called "Mountain Hydrangea" since old times. The "Mountain Hydrangea" may seem rather plain than the gardening types, but you would see the flowers are full of life in the hill and can feel they are really native to Japan. Also nowadays the temple planted various gardening types of hydrangeas in addition to it. Thus many people visit here for "Hanami (Seasonal Flower Viewing)" of hydrangeas!

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