古い町並みへ向かう途中に寄ることができます。
国分寺境内には
樹齢１２００年の大イチョウがあり、
季節の移り変わりと共に変化する
その美しい姿が見ものです。
１１月の始めに観た大イチョウは
まだ黄緑の葉をつけていました。
２週間後に訪れると、
すでに鮮やかな黄色一色。
子供たちが落ち葉を拾って遊んでいる間、
その雄大且つ、艶やかな姿を
首が痛くなるまで
見上げていました。
下記のサイトで現在の大イチョウの様子を
観ることができます。
平均すると１１月２５日前後には
イチョウの葉が全て散ってしまうそうです。
国分寺の向かいにあるお店の方が
教えてくださいました。
今年はどうかな？
毎年違って
来年はまた違う
大イチョウの様々な顔を観に
国分寺に通ってしまいそうです。
Kokubun-ji (Kokubun-Temple) is located at the
northeast of Takayama railway station.
You can stop by the temple on the way to the old town.
In the temple grounds, you will find a
1200 year-old ginkgo tree.
You shouldn't miss to see this beautiful tree
when visiting Takayama as it changes its color
along with the coming and going of a new season.
When we first arrived Takayama,
the color of the ginkgo tree was light green.
Two weeks later,
it has changed to a bright yellow.
The tree looks both powerful(manlike) and elegant(womanlike) at the same time.
I couldn't stop watching the beautiful tree
until my neck became sore by looking up for too long :)
It's in Japanese but you can see
what the ginkgo tree looks like today
at the sight below.
gingko tree of Hidakokubun-ji
A woman at a shop right in front of the temple
told me that all the leaves fall off
around the 25th of November on the average.
What about this year?
It's different every year.
It's not the same next year, either.
I can imagine myself taking a walk to the Kokubun-ji often,
to enjoy the very own color
the tree shows on each particular season.
大イチョウの様々な顔を観に
国分寺に通ってしまいそうです。
Kokubun-ji (Kokubun-Temple) is located at the
northeast of Takayama railway station.
You can stop by the temple on the way to the old town.
In the temple grounds, you will find a
1200 year-old ginkgo tree.
You shouldn't miss to see this beautiful tree
when visiting Takayama as it changes its color
along with the coming and going of a new season.
When we first arrived Takayama,
the color of the ginkgo tree was light green.
Two weeks later,
it has changed to a bright yellow.
The tree looks both powerful(manlike) and elegant(womanlike) at the same time.
I couldn't stop watching the beautiful tree
until my neck became sore by looking up for too long :)
It's in Japanese but you can see
what the ginkgo tree looks like today
at the sight below.
gingko tree of Hidakokubun-ji
A woman at a shop right in front of the temple
told me that all the leaves fall off
around the 25th of November on the average.
What about this year?
It's different every year.
It's not the same next year, either.
I can imagine myself taking a walk to the Kokubun-ji often,
to enjoy the very own color
the tree shows on each particular season.
taken on Nov.3, 2014
taken on Nov. 16
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