Meigetsuin blue.
After we got out of Tokeiji temple, we went straight to Meigetsuin.
東慶寺のあとは明月院に。「あじさい寺」と呼ばれ有名ですね。
Meigetsuin is called “Ajisai-dera” (Hydrangea temple) because they have so much hydrangeas.
いたるところにアジサイが。
They have mainly blue hydrangeas. Almost all of their hydrangeas are blue. Those hydrangeas are Japanese hydrangeas named “Hime ajisai” (Hydrangea serrata ssp.yezoensis ‘Shikizakihime’). This blue world is called “Meigetsuin Blue (明月院ブルー)”.
明月院のアジサイはほぼすべて青です。青一色です。
My mother looked happy :)
But I was busy taking her photos :p
母も機嫌がよく何よりです(*´з`)
I lost my mother in my sight while taking photos of hydrangeas, and I searched for her for a while, and then I found her in this tearoom !
She was already waiting for seats. Oh my ! She always does as she want to do 🙁
母の姿が見えないと思ったら、いつの間にかこの中に(ﾉ∀`) しかもすでに席が空くの待ってる・・
We had matcha and a small Japanese confectionery.
というわけで抹茶とお菓子をいただくことに。
Blue hydrangeas could be seen from the tearoom, too.
ここからもブルーのアジサイが見えました(*´▽｀*)
We relaxed in the tearoom for a while and then, we started to walk for viewing hydrangeas again.
ちょっと休んだら再び、あじさいを見に歩き出します。
I said almost all hydrangeas in the temple are blue, but only this part of temple have various species of hydrangeas.
明月院のアジサイはほとんど青だとさっき言いましたが、このあたりにだけはいろいろな種類のアジサイが咲いてます。
Hydrangea serrata ‘kurenai’
この赤いのはヤマアジサイで「くれない」という品種。
Asian beauty
これも山アジサイで、アジアンビューティーという品種。
Though I don’t remember its name, I like it, too.
名前は覚えてないけれど、これもきれいだった。
Many people waited for taking this photo for a long time. Me, too 🙂
This is so famous and many magazines and TV program use this view.
Garden could be seen from the circle-shaped window.
Beautiful 🙂
この円窓の写真を撮るのに大行列ができてました。確かに素敵(*´Д｀)
Though I wanted to have goshuin, there were long line for that. So, I gave up.
About Meigetsuin temple (明月院)
Address / 189 Yamanouchi, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa
Station / Kita Kamakura station (JR)
Open / 8:30 – 16:00 (June 8:30 – 17:00)
Closed / no scheduled
Admission fee / 300 yen (June 500 yen)