One of the prettiest places I have seen this spring is Toun-ji Temple and adjacent Sugiyama Shrine in Machida. There are cherry trees everywhere, even around the temple car park, which was liberally sprinkled with fallen petals. Behind the temple there is a cemetery on the hillside, which somehow seemed a fitting place to reflect on the fleeting nature of spring, blossoms, beauty, and human life. Above the cemetery there was a splendid view of Machida beyond the cherry blossoms.
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Toun-ji and Sugiyama Shrine
Cherry blossoms symbolize the transient beauty of life
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