Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Autumn Colors in Korankei

Korankei is located in Aichi prefecture, famous for autumn colors.
It is said that during Edo period a resident priest of the Kojakuji temple for the first time planted a maple tree around the temple and continued to plant a tree every time he read a volume of sutra. After that people added maple trees. Now 4,000 maple trees produce beautiful autumn sceneries.





[Tips]
Three Major Autumn Color Sites in Japan:

  • Nikko, Tochigi pref.
  • Arashiyama, Kyoto pref.
  • Yabakei, Oita pref.

1 comment:

Barba said...

Summary in Japanese (日本語要約)

【香嵐渓の紅葉】

香嵐渓は愛知県にあり、紅葉の名所である。江戸時代に香積寺の住職が初めてカエデの木を植え、お経一巻を読むたびに木を植えたそうだ。その後人々がカエデの木を植え足した。今では、4,000本のカエデの木が美しい紅葉風景を彩っている。