Plum Blossom · February
Fujikawa Tenjin Garyubai
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藤川天神の臥竜梅 · Plum Blossom · Kyushu & Okinawa
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About this spot
A grove of "reclining dragon" plums at a country shrine, their old trunks lying low along the ground like reclining dragons. Said to have grown from a tree planted by Sugawara no Michizane and over 1,000 years old; a national natural monument since 1941.
Getting there
Nearest station
Car recommended
Address
Togo-cho Fujikawa, Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
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藤川天神の臥竜梅
