Jindai Sakura / 山高神代桜, World's oldest Cherry Blossom Tree, 2,000 years old - 樹齢2,000年、世界最古

2,000 year old cherry blossom tree - Jindai Sakura. It's the oldest cherry blossom tree in Japan and in the world! Truly amazing!! It's a must see. 🌸🌸🌸 3 Great Cherry Blossom Trees There are three Great Cherry Blossom Trees in Japan. They are Miharu Taki Sakura (1,000 years old) in Fukushima, Usuzumizakura (1,500 years old) in Gifu and Jindai Sakura (2,000 years old) in Yamanashi. The three great sakura trees have lived for many centuries and still counting. They are beautiful, magnificent and legendary. Jindai Sakura One of the three great cherry blooms trees is Yamataka Jindai Sakura located in Jissoji Temple. It's the oldest among the three and estimated 2,000 years old. The history of Jindai Sakura goes all the way back to legendary Yamato Takeru known as Prince Otsu who served as Japan’s 12th Emperor. It is said that it was Yamato Takeru who planted the tree while traveling in the region during the first century. Uchū Sakura In Jissoji Temple there is another interesting sakura called Uchū Sakura, namely, Space Cherry Blossom Tree. In November 2008, NASA's space shuttle Endeavor took 118 seeds of Jindai Sakura harvested by local school children to the International Space Station (ISS). The seeds returned to Earth after orbiting the planet for 8 months. Among those seeds planted, two of them germinated and one of the two was planted, that is, Uchū Sakura/Space Cherry Blossoms. Interestingly, some of Space Cherry Blossoms have 6 petals instead of 5. Furthermore, Buddhism has it that there are 6 realms into karmic rebirth...hell, hungry gods, animals, angry gods, humanity and heavenly gods. Perhaps, the 6th petal appearing in some of Space Cherry Blossoms represents the realm of heaven as in Buddhism since the seed orbited Earth in the heavenly sky. Jindai Sakura Info: https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/foreign/english/topics/jindaizakurar1eng.html Jissoji Temple: https://www.jindaizakura.com My visit to 1,000 year old Miharu Takizakura in Fukushima: https://youtu.be/7YT-LRxBxjc