佐賀市｜英語多読で本を読む楽しさと考える力を育てる｜英語教室 Happy Balloons

I went to Nara Prefecture last week for sakura cherry blossom viewing. Although it was a bit early, I enjoyed seeing cherry blossoms which are just starting to bloom. One of the highlights of cherry blossom viewing in Nara is visiting World Heritage sites while enjoying the sight of cherry blossoms. Here are some pictures showing Horyu-ji Temple, a World Heritage site. I also visited Yoshino, another World Heritage site which is famous for cherry blossoms. This mountainous area is a place where  Shugendo religion is practiced. It mainly consists of ancient Japanese mountain worship and Buddhism. It looks too small to see in the picture above but in the middle is a Buddhist pagoda and a cherry tree in bloom. There are cherry trees ready to bloom on the mountain surface. If you are planning to go to Yoshino by train, Kintestu Line is convenient. From Kintetsu Nara Station, I changed trains twice; first at Yamato Saidai-ji and second at Kashihara Jingu Mae...