ern Court established there during the turbulent days 
of the drawn-out civil wars in the reign of Emperor 
Godaigo, and its name stands out prominently in the 
ancient history of the Empire. 
2  Sakuragawa 
These cherry groves are in Higashi-Nakamura, a 
village in Nishi-Ibaraki County, Ibaraki Prefecture. The 
place can be reached in a few hours by train from 
Tokyo, plus the aid of a motor-car. To be more 
precise, by taking a train for. Mito leaving the Oyama 
station on the Tohoku (north-eastern) Line of the 
Government Railways, the visitor will alight either at 
Iwase or Haguro station, whence about one mile’s ride 
in a motor-car will bring him to Sakuragawa. The 
cherry. grove consists mostly of the white mountain 
cherries—a collection of mountain cherries, quite differ- 
ent from the Yoshino form, but belonging to the so- 
called “north forms.’ Their flowers are mostly pale 
crimson in colour, and fragrant, with hairy stalks. 
The cherry trees are planted in rows on both sides of 
the road leading to a local shrine. Besides, there is a 
cherry grove on the banks of a small stream bearing 
the same name (Sakuragawa), situated in the neigh- 
bourhood of the shrine. The place is a_ well-known 
resort of very old origin, its name being known since 
the Heian period, especially on account of its being 
quoted in the “ Noh” drama. The flowers are at their 
best about the middle of April. 
3 Koganei 
Koganei; a village in Kita-Tama County in the 
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