The main torii of Ehime gokoku jinja
The torii at the entrance to Ehime gokoku jinja.
The entrance to Ehime man’yōen.
Wisteria trellis
Plants and poems in Ehime man’yōen.
Akamegashiwa tree and poem in Ehime man’yōen.
Path through the trees at Ehime man’yōen.
Trees and poems at Ehime man’yōen.
Potted plants at Ehime man’yōen.
Paths at Ehime man’yōen.
Fallen leaves among the trees at Ehime man’yōen.
Trail through the trees at Ehime man’yōen.
Trees
Memorial to the souls of the dead at Ehime man’yōen.
Memorial to the fallen at Ehime man’yōen.
Memorial stone to the war dead at Ehime man’yōen.
Memorial stones at Ehime man’yōen.
Stone with Man’yō poem at Ehime man’yōen.
Explaining the Man’yō poem at Ehime man’yōen.
Central pine tree at Ehime man’yōen.
Central pine tree at Ehime man’yōen.
Pointing the way to the Man’yō Botanical Garden Road
Map of the Amakashi no Oka area of Asuka Historical Park
Heading up the Botanical Garden Path
View over the Asuka area 01
View over the Asuka area 02
View over the Asuka area 03
View over the Asuka area 04
Steps on the Botanical Garden Road
A Man’yō poem (MYS I: 51) by Prince Shiki (d. 716)
The view from the museum building up to the tumuli
The sign for at the entrance of the Man’yō Botanical Garden
A guide to the garden and Man’yō plants
A poem carved in stone
A poem carved in stone
Hiōgi Irises (Iris setosa)
A poem carved in stone, with an explanation beside it
View back down into the garden from the top of the hill
View into the trees from the top of the hill
Pointing the way to the park entrance
A map of the park grounds
Man’yō Forest Park main entrance
The park’s Man’yō museum and resource centre
The view of the park on entering the main gate
One of Hamakita’s local poems
Growing fragrant plants for future exhibitions
Small trees
This section of the park is dedicated to foodstuffs
Growing Man’yō rice
Paths through the park
An example of a brushwood fence – often mentioned in poetry
The stream through the park
Display of plants and products in the Resource Centre
Display of plants, and photographs of all the Man’yō poem plaques in Shizuoka prefecture
Man’yō period dress
Cloth dyed with Man’yō dyes
Prospect over the park from the Resource Centre
A place to rest while enjoying the park
Another Hamakita poem
Ōtomo no Yakamochi’s statue on Mount Futagami
Close-up of Yakamochi
The stone marking the entrance to the Man’yō Botanical Garden
One of the entrances to the Botanical Garden, with map
Steps through the park
Steps through the garden, descending to the road
Plants and poem markers
A shrine in the garden
A bench to take one’s ease
Benches on the hillside
View over Takaoka from the Botanical Garden
One can take refreshments near the garden at the Man’yōen.
Yakamochi, maidens and poem.
A display in the Man’yō Historical Museum.
Close up of the statue of Yakamochi and maidens at Takaoka station.
A poem by Emperor Yūryaku
Forest lawn
A view down to the forest pond
Forest pond and poem
A broad path through the forest
Yamayuri 山百合 Mountain Lillies
Trees planted by Emperor Showa.
A notice explaining Emperor Shōwa’s visit
Inscription of the Emperor’s poem
The path leading to the Man’yō trees section of the forest
Man’yō trees and poems
Two poems: MYS VIII: 1557-58
Path through the Man’yō trees
A view of the fields from the forest hills
Paths through the forest
Paths through the forest
Ōtomo no Yakamochi 大友家持
Plenty of parking space
The main gate to Kokubunji Temple.
Identifying Musashi Province.
Information on the Man’yō Botanical Garden
Musashi kokubunji Temple
Musashi kokubunji with plants and poems.
Musashi kokubuji with plants and poems – close-up.
Path into the garden.
Path and Poems
Path through the trees.
Paths on the hill.
Plants and Poems
A tree planted by Prince Mikasa.
When you see this sign, head up the steps to the Garden.
Marking the entrance to the garden.
A map of the tourist attractions of Ichikawa
The entrance to Ichikawa Municipal Man’yō Botanical Garden.
The path into the garden.
Informatation about the park is in Japanese
The garden is formally laid out.
The garden pond.
A place to rest on the way round the garden.
Path across the stream
Garden hedges
NIra
Aoi
Sanekazura
A place to rest to enjoy the lawn.
Peach tree and stupa
The main entrance to Akatsuka Botanical Garden
The entrance to the Garden of Man’yō and Medicinal Plants
Time to set off along the paths.
The pond and marsh area of the garden.
Reeds
Sanekazura
Paths through the garden.
A place to sit and enjoy the plants.
A place to sit and take your ease.
Trees and poems
Sakaki – Shintō’s sacred tree.
Plants and poems
'Simply moving and elegant'
