Saturday 7 April 2018
Hidden places of cherry viewing and secret sweets
Tour to visit hidden beauty spots for viewing cherry blossoms, visiting 8 temples and private residences and eating 3 tailor-made sweets
Cherry blossoms of Yoshino in Nara is famous for its thousands cherry blossoms in the mountain, however, in Yamato plateau there are also several unknown beauty spots as well.
In the tour, we explored 8 different cherry viewing points, along with 3 sweets, which are especially custom-made by sweet chefs for the tour.
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| Shorenji temple |
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| a local vegetable seller |
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| Tenyakuji temple, also famous for its camellia flower |
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| katakuri, dogtooth violet |
Custom-made sweets
Ananda's cream puff with cherry flower testes.
Kuzukiri made by a 70-year-old grandma, who were fascinated by kudzu starch produced in Uda and moved to Uda to make kudzukiri.
Mitarashi dingo by Nishi-showado in Utano.
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| home visit to see cherry blossoms at a private residence |
The highlight is illuminated cherry blossoms at Hozoji temple in Higashi Yoshino . The cherry tree is said to be 430-year-old, and designated as the natural treasure.
