Two-Toned Mophead Hydrangeas 縁取りの紫陽花

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

In Japan, June is the month of rain and hydrangeas, and people across the nation enjoy their various types. So, I was so happy to see such uniquely pretty hydrangeas at Tennoji temple in Ueno Tokyo!! (Scroll down to see other types of hydrangeas, such as lacecap, oakleaf, panicled, white, and color changing hydrangeas!)

Tennoji temple, Ueno, Tokyo 上野天王寺

Can't see the hydrangeas from the entrance 門からは見えない

The temple has several interesting things, such as a magnolia grandiflora tree, a Japanese stewartia tree (which is called by a wrong name in Japan), and an interesting history.

The temple originally belonged to the Nichiren school of Buddhism but was persecuted by the Edo government and at the end of the 17th century forcefully converted to the Tendai school with two monks at the temple being sent away to a distant island.     

The Nichiren school refuted other Buddhist schools, provoking the anger of not only the priests but also the country's rulers, resulting in the persecution of the Nichiren sect and temples of that sect. But now, Tennoji temple has nothing that reminds visitors of such a history, but just beautiful trees and these hydrangeas.

This is the 11th post of a series of hydrangeas this year. If you're interested in other hydrangeas, read the following posts, too!

• Hydrangea Paniculata (Panicled Hydrangea) - cone-shaped
• Hydrangea Macrophylla F. Normalis (Lacecap Hydrangea) No.1 - pink and white
• Red Mophead Hydrangea
• Hydrangea Macrophylla F. Normalis (Lacecap Hydrangea) No.2 - blue and white
• Hydrangea Macrophylla 'White Diamond' - white and lime green
• Mophead Hydrangeas in Pink, Blue, and Purple
• Hydrangea Arborescens 'Annabelle' (Annabelle Hydrangea) - lime green/white
• Hydrangea Quercifolia (Oakleaf Hydrangea) - cone shaped, too
• Lacecap Hydrangea No.3 - Three Pink Colors
• Hydrangea Changing from White to Blue

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上野天王寺の紫陽花です。縁の色が違う紫陽花なんて初めて見てびっくり😲 

天王子は元々日蓮宗のお寺でしたが、江戸幕府に弾圧され、17世紀末には天台宗に改宗させられました。なかなか激しい歴史です。

でも今はそんな姿は露も見せず、泰山木（タイサンボク）、沙羅双樹（本当は沙羅の木ではありません。理由についてはこちらをどうぞ！）、そしてこんなに綺麗な紫陽花が楽しめます。他の紫陽花にご興味ある方は以下の記事もどうぞご覧ください！

• 糊空木（ノリウツギ） - 円錐形
• 額紫陽花（ガクアジサイ）No.1 - ピンクと白
• 真っ赤な紫陽花
• 額紫陽花（ガクアジサイ）No.2 - 青と白
• 紫陽花「ホワイト・ダイアモンド」 - ライムグリーンと白
• 手毬紫陽花 - ピンク、青、紫
• 紫陽花 アナベル - ライムグリーンから白に変化する
• 柏葉紫陽花（カシワバアジサイ） - 円錐形
• 額紫陽花（ガクアジサイ）No.3 - ピンク3種
• 白から青に変わる紫陽花

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