## [[Trails/Chikatsuyu-oji (近露王子)|Chikatsuyu-oji (近露王子)]] | Nakahechi 9 | [[Hidehira-zakura Cherry Tree (秀衝桜)]] #trail/kumano-kodo/nakahechi > [!NOTE] Tsugizakura-Oji > In October 1109, Fujiwara Munetada, on his [[Kumano Kodo (熊野古道)|pilgrimage]] to [[Attractions/Kumano Hongu Taisha (熊野本宮大社)|Kumano]], wrote in his diary, "On the left side of the road, there was a cherry tree grafted on a Japanese cypress. It was a truly rare thing." The then growing tree, located near the Tsugizakura Oji Shrine, was famous for hundreds of years. It was first called "tsugizakura" (grafted cherry tree), then "Hidehira-zakura" (Hidehira's cherry tree). ![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_6368b.png]] ![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_0103.png]] ![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_6339.png]] ![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_6349.png]] ![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_0105.png]] ![[? tsugizakura-oji IMG_7812.png]] ![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_7807.png]] Between this and [[Hidehira-zakura Cherry Tree (秀衝桜)]], there was a tea house serving free tea. ![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_0106.png]]![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_6350.png]] ![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_6360.png]] While there were [mamushi (蝮)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamushi) all over the [[Kumano Kodo (熊野古道)]], we happened to see warning signs posted here. ![[tsugizakura-oji IMG_6353.png]]