Joryuji - Tamba

Kansai's best known big tree 3 Osaka Honwa TV Daiginkyo Tree

A temple with snow. I feel refreshed and firm! Daicho is worth seeing! Let's climb the mountain a little.

From JR Kashiwara Station, take a few buses a day to Saji, the final stop, then 8km one way, about an hour's walk away. It was a very quiet temple, and it was just a hidden place. From the temple to the ginkgo tree is about 20 minutes further up the mountain road, and I was quite tired, but the moment I saw the ginkgo tree through the trees, my legs became lighter and I climbed up. It seems that the tree has a deformed appearance as it is now because the branch of the main trunk collapsed and the branch grew from the place where the branch touched the ground. Because of the slope, the space created between the fallen branches and the ground hung down, and it was a strange force like a gate to the world. Five stars is a location that is difficult to access except by car, so it seems that 3 is appropriate when viewed flat, but for giant tree lovers, it is a wonderful giant tree that supplements the drawn stars. Therefore, we decided to make this evaluation. There are places where you can paraglider, and there are mountains where you can hike, so it's fun to walk from Saji, but please go by car. 2020.11.12 postscript I will add that many people are viewing the reviews. While the trees are standing, it feels like a mountain behind the temple grounds, and it seems that there is a Yamabir depending on the season. If you walk around the tree, you will step on the soil and harden it, which will weaken the tree, so do not enter the area. In addition, it is a place with a solemn atmosphere that you have to go through a temple. Let's watch quietly, not while making a noise with a large number of people. Thank you for reading. 2021.4.7 postscript It's such a quiet place, but recently a project to build a cafe near the tree is underway. It's a shame for the author of this review. 2021.11.27 postscript Although it is the above cafe, according to the information of those who visited around me, it seems that coffee is sold using the existing Higashiya. It seems that it is not like building a new hut by doing some large-scale construction. In addition, it was said that the tree was growing more than before due to the improvement of the road and the drought around the ginkgo tree. The author himself sent an e-mail with an opinion about opening a cafe directly to Tamba City, but he said that a tree doctor (that is, a special gardener who checks the health of trees) is in charge and is doing it while asking for opinions. I received the answer about half a year ago. The fact that the area around that tree is crowded with people is not very good because it does not suit the atmosphere of the tree, and although I am in a negative position, I would like to keep an eye on the transition.

From the latter half of November to the beginning of December, the colored ginkgo trees begin to fall with a loud noise in the silence and become a carpet of ginkgo trees. The carpet scenery of the fallen leaves is also spectacular. There is a mountain trail from the parking space under the shrine, making it easy to walk, taking a leisurely break and observing for about 45 minutes. It is a well-maintained mountain that even beginners can climb in about 25 minutes at an altitude of about 380m. The nearby Kogenji Temple is famous, but if you also want to climb a mountain, this is a little-known spot. Image is December 7th

Worship during the autumn leaves because it is a hidden temple known to those in the know Compared to Kogenji, the number of worshipers can be counted with one hand, so the car that was parked in the second parking lot may have been the person who was aiming for the grandson tree. The precincts are not wide enough to compliment It was really interesting to hear the finished melody of the washing machine while I was praying in the main hall. I also received a red stamp

There is a large parking lot. Ginkgo can be parked in this parking lot. Before that, I visited the temple. It was a very quiet and beautiful place.

I visited the temple to take a picture of "Joryuji's Great Son Tree" which is also uploaded on Google map. (Joryuji Temple is said to be the founder of the Hodo Sennin at the end of the Shingon sect Koyasan Tamonin, and the circumstances until Kokaku Acharya became popular during the Tenwa era in the early Edo period are not clear, but according to "Tambashi" Until the fire of the 5th year of Tensho (1577), it was a large temple in the mountains behind the current location with a tower, and the current temple is said to have been relocated for the fourth time.) Prefectural designated cultural property (natural memorial) Designated on April 9, 2002 (borrowed from the Tamba City website) When I was looking at it slowly in a very quiet precinct ... I happened to have the opportunity to talk with the priest, and information on Koyaju and the temple. I had a little time while asking about the origin. Now that I've come this far, I'm determined to climb up to the "Great Son Tree". (There are many shooting places and there is no room) Thank you for your enjoyable talk. There is also a parking lot and a toilet in the precincts.