Double reddish weeping cherry blossoms at Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto

This time, I will introduce the Double reddish weeping cherry blossoms that is famous for the flowers at Ryoanji Temple.





Change from Kyoto Station to JR Sanin Main Line and get off at "Uzumasa" station, change to the Randen at the "Photographer front" station and get off at "Ryoanji" station. Walking 8-minute from Ryoanji Station to the north,then arrive at Ryoanji.


Double reddish weeping cherry tree that is improved from the Edohigan cherry tree in the Edo period.
It is a double-cherry blossoms with a dark reddish flower-colored cherry blossoms.

As this petal develops from the bud, the flower color changes from deep purple to pink purple.
The flower color becomes the thickest at the time of blooming from the 5th bloom to the 7th bloom, and then changes to a pale color as it is in full bloom.


When you enter the rock garden of Ryoanji temple, this double reddish weeping cherry tree is planted to overcome the wall of this rock garden.


Double reddish weeping cherry blossomed are in full bloom in mid-April in general, but this year, cherry blossoms blooming about 1 week earlier, so it seems that early April will be in full bloom.

After watching the rock garden of the Ryoanji Temple and the double reddish weeping cherry blossoms, please go to the large garden of Ryoanji temple.
Double reddish weeping cherry trees are planted in this garden's "Sakura garden" and "Kyoyo pond", please enjoy seeing flowers while walking in the garden.




Please visit Ryoanji Temple's rock garden at the time when the double reddish weeping cherry blossoms are in full bloom and enjoy the best view. That’s it.

Let's see gliding skies of “Giant Flying Squirrel” in Mt. Takao

I would like to inform observing “Giant Flying Squirrel” in Tokyo Takao.

Take the Keio Train from Shinjuku to Mt. Takao and go to Takaosanguchi station.
Mt. Takao in March is a period before the young buds sprout, it is easy to find ”Giant Flying Squirrel“.

From the afternoon, go to Takao mountain top and enjoy magnificent views of Mt. Takao.
Next, we will check the creatures inhabiting Takao in Mt. Takao visitor center.

Next, I will go to the Yakuin school and report the observation of the Giant Flying Squirrel to the company office.

Giant Flying Squirrel is about 30 minutes to 1 hour after sunset is suitable for observation.
Until dusk, please explore the squirrel and go for a walk.
You can see a pretty gesture of squirrel.

Please return to cable car Takao station by the last train time of the return cable car.
Last train time is late in summer and spring is early.
Even if you miss the last train, there are a few external lights on the climbing path, so if you have a flashlight you can go down.

As the sun goes down, it will get cold, so let's also prepare the cold weather protection.

Look for a hole in the trunk of the hole in the trees in the precincts of the Takao Sanctuary.
Giant Flying Squirrel has a nest in the hole of the tree, and comes out of the hole of the tree at night and eats tree buds, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds.

Let's wait in the hole of the tree which seems to be a nest.
When it comes out from the nest hole, Giant Flying Squirrel cry "Gururururuu".
Get out of the nest hole and climb the tree and glide as it moves to other trees.
Please be careful not to miss the gliding sky of the Giant Flying Squirrel for a moment.





The glide glides from trees to trees using the flying membrane developed from forelimb to hindlimb.

It looks like a glider. The figure that an animal glides 40 centimeters square in the dark night is a masterpiece. There are dozens of Giant Flying Squirrel living in the precincts of the medicinal campus of Mt. Takao.
Flowers that trees on the precincts are attaching, and in fact it is a good food of Giant Flying Squirrel.
In addition, the tremendous trees towering at an appropriate interval in the precincts are suitable for starting points and relay points of the gliding sky. Giant Flying Squirrel from the nest runs up the tree and glides.
The glide distance is about 3 times the height of the tree when you jump out, and Giant Flying Squirrel can glide about 90 meters if it has a tree height of 30 meters.

After 90 minutes after sunset, the activity of Giant Flying Squirrel is getting gentle.
This time is rough estimate of the end of observation time.

People who observe Giant Flying Squirrel have increased year by year.
Please take a look at the precious Giant Flying Squirrel’s gliding sky.
That’s it.