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
9 years ago
Romantic spot:)
Thank you Veronika, yeah, it was romantic, many couples were there enjoying a romantic night!
Tatiana Markina
9 years ago
Sakura looks like a magic tree!
Thank you Tatiana, yes, it really looked like that, so magical!
Iain Stanley
9 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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