[It's the best time to see it!] We will tell you about the charms of the Taiganji Wisteria Festival KameyamaCity, a famous wisteria spot where time flows peacefully.

In the Nara period Bodhisattva Gyoki Founded by Taiganji Temple In the early Edo period,32The current main hall was rebuilt in the Kaei period by Tokurensha Honyo Taigan, a disciple of the great priest Sereigan.FourYear(1851) was rebuilt.

Taiganji Temple used to be a large temple with over 370koku of temple land andover 60large temple buildings. There are also wisteria trees in the temple grounds, and it is said that in 1868, sumo wrestler Myojogaku planted a wisteria sapling and prayed for it to bloom for a long time.

Taiganji Temple has a large wisteria tree and is known as one of the prefecture's leading wisteria viewing spots.

The 2024 Wisteria Festival is scheduled to take place from Thursday, April 25th to Wednesday, May 1st (9:00am - 5:00pm). In late  April, wisteria flowers will bloom all over the wisteria trellis that stretches across the temple grounds, and the area will be enveloped in the refreshing fragrance of wisteria.

*Please note that times may change depending on the flowering situation, so please check the Taiganji Temple website or KameyamaCity Tourism Association website​before visiting. Please verify.

The flowerclusterscan grow to over 1m in length, so it's fun to watch them bloom one by one from the top.

Also, if you look up at the sky from below, you can enjoy the wisteria flowers that look like chandeliers.

The small Jizo statue, smiling gently and huddled beneath wisteria flowers swaying in the breeze, is said to be a place where prayers for love success and marital harmony can be made.

Please ring the small bell with your vow of love.

It is said that if you search for something you've lost, and stroke its forehead while making a wish, the stone statue Otayan will surely appear.

It is said that if you stroke its bad spots and make a wish, they will improve, and they seem to bring a lot of happiness...!

You can touch Otayan only during the Wisteria Festival.

*This photo was borrowed from the official website.

The floating flowers, with wisteria and seasonal flowers casually floating in the air, are a modest yet soothing touch.

During the Wisteria Festival, there are events planned, such as explanations of the Nirvana paintings, copying sutras, trying out sutras and mokugyo for the first time, and trying out simple pastel art.

For details, see the Taiganji Temple website. Please refer to the.

Location​

273Sumiyamacho KameyamaCity Mie Prefecture

Admission fee

Junior high school students and above: 200 yen

● For those coming by public transport

The nearest station isJRKansai Line.  Kisei Line "Kameyama Station"

45 minutes walk from JR Kameyama Station(2.5km)
・Take the KameyamaCity Community Bus "Sawayakago" to Kameyama Station→Get off at Hawaka Nishino, then walk for about10minutes
・About 5minutesby taxi from JR Kameyama Station・About

● For those coming by car

From the Kameyama Interchange on the Higashi-Meihan Expressway and the Meihan National Highway, drive for KameyamaCity5 minutes towards Kameyama City Medical Center, then drive for about 3minutestowards the Suzuka Mountains.

parking Available (free)

*During the Wisteria Festival, please use parking lots 2 and 3.

ContactInformation

KameyamaCity Tourism Association 0595-97-8877

The wisteria at Taiganji Temple is very long and beautiful when swaying in the wind, so please come and see it!

The area is a quiet residential area with narrow roads, so please be considerate of the local residents when parking or viewing the exhibit.

Please also take a look at this report, which will serve as a reference for your wisteria tour.