lived at Choja-ga-maru in Aoyama, Edo, in the Tempo 
era (1830-1843) was a great lover of the cherry. He 
had a large collection (136 in all) of choice varieties 
of cherry trees which he planted in his garden. Every 
year, in the flowering season, he threw open his garden 
for inspection by the public, who flocked there from 
A 1/79 *¥ xs 
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Weeping cherry flowers in the compound of Daigo-ji Temple, Kyoto 
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