An early flowering cherry blossom, the Edo-higan (江戸彼岸), is in full bloom at Akasaka’s Toyokawa Inari today! Birds were playing around the pink flowers delightfully. This tree usually blooms around o-higan (March 21) in Tokyo. The enshrined deity here rides on a white fox, and followers of the temple believe that foxes are attendants of the deity. After the wishes of believers are fulfilled, they offer fox statues to the temple. There are large numbers of fox statues all around the precincts.
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Akasaka Toyokawa Inari Temple
Early flowering cherry blossoms and attendant foxes
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Elena Lisina
4 years ago
Tomoko-san, is it free to visit?
Elena Lisina
4 years ago
Wonderful shots! I wish I knew about this temple before my trip this summer.
Amanda, that's an interesting idea. But you might be surprised to know that cherry blossoms don't give off a strong fragrance at all.
Amanda Callander
10 years ago
Awesome photos! I can practically smell the blossoms through my screen!
Thanks Tom. There are many nice places for O-hana-mi. And once they start to bloom, they will finish quickly. Please check the blooming schedule information everyday!!! Sakura season in Tokyo is in early April.
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