Sakura Report 2015 - Pink Kawazu-zakura at Ikegami Honmonji Temple

Canon EOS 6D, Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (200mm, f/4, 1/160 sec, ISO-1600)

After visiting Ikegami Baien Plum Garden, I hit upon dropping in at Ikegami Honmonji Temple because I thought this temple would also be full of Ume blossoms.

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It turned out, however, that there were no Ume blossoms here, and I found this beautiful Sakura tree instead at the entrance of the temple. This is definitely the first Sakura blossoms this year.

Canon EOS 6D, Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (70mm, f/5, 1/160 sec, ISO-1250)

I started to take photos of Sakura blossoms on March 29 last year so it is more than one month earlier this year. One thing I can say is that the Sakura in Ikegami Honmonji Temple is one of the earliest in Japan, that is, as early as the famous Sakura of Kawazu town of Shizuoka prefecture. It's great to know this fact. This is why I love to drop in.