Hydrangea in Kouchouji Temple
in Matsumoto City, Nagano japan
** 2001/06/30 **
The Kouchouji Temple was established by the regent Hojo Tokiyori in 1263,
for the soul of Sagami Rokurou Masayori, one of his son.
It is now famous for the beautiful Hydrangea, the representative flower of rainy season in Japan.