During the cherry blossom season, many places with cherry trees are lit up brilliantly at night in Fukui. Last night, I visited one of these places, Asuwa Shrine. This shrine is famous for its beautiful 370 year old weeping cherry tree. I had seen it in daytime before, but had never witnessed the illuminated version, so I was truly looking forward to it. And it was more than I'd expected. It was so divinely gorgeous! When I glimpsed it through the stone torii gate of the shrine it literally took my breath away. You have to see it to believe it!
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Weeping Cherry Tree at Asuwa Jinja
Cascading beauty in the night sky of Fukui
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Veronika Tomanova
10 years ago
Romantic spot:)
Thank you Veronika, yeah, it was romantic, many couples were there enjoying a romantic night!
Tatiana Markina
10 years ago
Sakura looks like a magic tree!
Thank you Tatiana, yes, it really looked like that, so magical!
Iain Stanley
10 years ago
Great photos. Love seeing toriis at night!!
Thank you Iain for your comment, yes, the combination of torii and cherry tree at night was awesome!
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