NAKAHECHI-CHO, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama Pref., JapanOn our return trip from Hongu Taisha, we stopped in at Nonaka-no-Ipposugi in Nakahechi to visit giant cypress ヒノキ trees in front of Tsugizakura-oji.
Three of us posed inside one of the trees along the stone stairs to the shrine.
Behind Alex, to the right, is Hidehira-Zakura, a Japanese cherry blossom tree (sakura) 桜 which apparently sprung from the blessed cherry oak walking stick of Lord Hidehira Fujiwara while he walked the Kumano Kodo hundreds of years ago.
Hidehira was blessed with the birth of a son upon reaching the edge of the Kumano.
The son was left - if legend be true - in a small cave, now known as "Chichi-iwa" - where he was nurtured from the "milk" of the rocks and wolves while the lord made his spiritual journey.
Toganoki-jaya is a teahouse serving tea and sweets near the Nonaka are on the Kumano Kodo.
During the regular hiking season (spring, summer), pictures taken in Edo-period costume can be had for a fee.
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