If only the tree could tell stories of everything it has been able to witness over its 1000 year life so far. And it's amazing how much pride Japanese have with their cherry blossoms. And how much they care for the trees.
I know! Instead of becoming a book, it should write one! But there’d be many chapters on rough winters - and I think before the Edo period, the tree had it much tougher than now. Records before 1600s are hard to find, just enough references to validate it’s over 1000 years - but it would take double the time to explain it. If only trees could talk, I want that interview!
i was thinking about it and all i can thought of was blood flowing, the immense amount of blood spewed throughout history. Even as a Japanese myself the thought of living through the era of the past 1000 years is quite frightful. History aside this tree is in a class of its own, the tree among trees. It is highly revered and to me personally, i do not see it as a tree anymore. it is old enough to manifest itself into a spirit. it is something sacred to many Japanese, not just a beautiful tree or a tourist attraction which the idea itself is offensive for something many hold sacred. It is a sacred tree to us.
The tree is lovely of course, but I was truly moved by the social dimension, the community's emotional connection to the tree and how the community voluntarily looks after the cherry tree.
That old man played in the tree when they were children, imagine how much emotions and nostalgia they have for the tree growing up side by side with it.
A beautiful tree and a beautifully told story John. Seeing how it looks in the sun, cloud and at night really captured it's everchanging moods. Wonderful job capturing this ancient and majestic tree. That walnut mochi looked oishii! Loved your enthusiastic showing of the sakura manhole covers, great fun! 😋🌳🌸🌸👍
Oh, if it didn’t expires in a week, I’d send it to Canada 🇨🇦 that mochi had so much flavor! I’d have to go to the factory and send it direct from Fukushima for it to work or drive it back to Tokyo same day … not a bad challenge! 😋 for June!
I really love how you present things in the video and also not to forget that your voice is soothing and fits so perfectly in the videos. Thank you so much for presenting Japan in this way ❤
Yes... It is probably the most beautiful tree in the world because my favorite tree is the weeping willow. And this one looks just like that... Except all in pink or white depending....
Very cool to have that nice Cherry Blossom tree in Japan especially in spring . Here in California, our favorite trees are the giant Sequoias and it's beautiful year round . General Sherman is around 2200 years old🌲
Absolutely beautiful. I think one of the reasons everyone loves it besides watching it change throughout the seasons is that it has endured. Every generation tries to modernize it's surroundings and this tree has seen it all and still stays roughly the same. Of course, with a little help from us humans. I too would love to hear it's story of watching time pass and what it's witnessed. Thanks John for showing us this. 🥰
Wow. This is beautiful! Shidarezakura has never been my favorite, but this one is different. It is in its own class! I liked that you talked about having difference color/faces every season. That is one of favorite thing about Japan, having distinctive four seasons. If I have a chance to visit Japan during Sakura season, this is now on my list to visit. Thanks for the video, John! 今まで見たしだれ桜の中で一番きれいですねぇ。春だけでなく、四季それぞれの顔が違うということを紹介してくれて、なかなか面白かったです。きっちりと四季があるというのは、日本独特で、私は日本のすごくいいところと見ています。この時期に日本へ行くことがあったら、ぜひこの滝桜を見に行ってみたいと思います。ビデオシェア感謝です!！
That 3000 year tree looks intense too. When looking at old things I always take a moment to imagine all the events it saw and also survived, 1000 years is mind boggling.
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! I can only imagine how wonderful it looks up close and personal. It has a very majestic feel just from looking at it through your video. Thank you so much for sharing this John! Magnificent!
For so many years, you really capture the magic of Japan!! This documentary made my cry with joy and love for the nature and people who cherish it. Then the food!?!? Yum...And at night, that tree is even more awe inspiring! In my mind's eye I could see folks 100-300+ years ago celebrating the tree as your photo showed. What a temple of nature's wonder. As always, you make great videos!!!!
Of course there are lots of beautiful trees in the world, probably more so than this one. But what makes it special here is that in its hometown and in Japan, enough people see and recognise its beauty, they value and cherish and celebrate it. Generations of people looked after it. People travel hours just to see it, a tree. That's what makes it beautiful.
Surely! The Japanese Cherry Blossom is considered the “most beautiful” and this is the most beautiful of them all so … it’s not a stretch to call this the most beautiful in the world!
This is what Only in Japan is all about; diving deep into the beautiful, obscure and fascinating aspects of Japan. Stories, that only a true teacher and Journalist could compellingly tell. This is John Daub's element, storyteller.
Thank you for bringing this to us. It is truly a treasure the history it could tell. The picture of the past was great. I also take pictures of the man hole covers when in Japan that one is amazing. Thank you again for the great content. Take care aloha 🌸
I live in a mountainous forest, and I've discovered every tree is the most beautiful tree, from the tiniest sapling to to the mighty giants who have died. I might have some favorites, but in beauty they all are equal.
Thank you for showing us this magnificent piece of Japan. A real shame that this is so beautifull such a short time. But now we can enjoy this when we want beacuse of your great effort in showing this tree on its best moments.
Thank you for sharing this stunning tree John, it’s especially beautiful when it’s lit up at night. A brilliant video and best wishes you and the family
Outstanding new video John. You've really captured the feel of the town's appreciation for this tree. Nice to hear from a caretaker, to see the tree from a number of angles and different times of the day, in addition to all the festival food...and manhole covers! Thanks for taking the time to make and share this. Informative, entertaining, and another great addition to the Only in Japan catalog.
It def is one of the most beautiful in the world. Its over twice as old as US in history....WOW. Its incredible how its been taken care of over the generations. It probably doesnt survive otherwise.
Another great video John. One thing I wish you did though was show a map of where in Japan this tree is located. Or better yet all three great trees you mentioned. I know this tree location is in the description but I think it would have been less distracting if it was in the actual video. I had to pause the video and look it up so I had a reference on where this is.
It’s in Fukushima. Every time I mention the prefecture, people get the wrong idea. I want people to discover where it is by looking it up this time. I think a lot of people stopped to look it up. This is a good reaction. It’s what I’d hoped for. It seems this video won’t be as popular as others, but I hope it is. I probably should have put in a map, but I had to move on to the next video too. It’s a tough balance but if you looked it up and discovered it, that’s what I’d hoped for :)
That's a really pretty tree! I'm glad they're trying to preserve and protect these wonderful old trees. I hope those trees live for more and more years to come.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful tree with us, it surely is amazing! I have seen photos online of a huuuuge Ginkgo tree with millions of yellow leaves falling beneath it during fall and I must say it also looks magnificent!
@@weeleelim7456Here's what I found: "The 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree stands at the center of the courtyard of the ancient temple in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province."
Yeah, the a1 8K camera failed to turn on and the software did great! The scene of the zoom with me smiling at the manhole cover was 4K converted to 8K for that purpose. The close up drone footage came from the town in 720p 😳 so …
It is a beautiful tree. Amazing how much it has seen in its 1000 year life. Do you know whether they take cuttings from it? Only if they need to trim a broken branch, of course. Just curious whether it might have some sister trees living around.
I'm puzzle, didn't John sold his channel to someone else when it reached 1million subs. But now he got his channel back but with only 240k subs? What's going on?
I did not sell the old channel. (Why would anyone do that?) I made a video about it when I restarted my (this) channel - because I had to - please go watch that 😉 and I’m very appreciative and thankful you’re watching this one. I put my heart into every episode.
I have, it’s also beautiful! Ushijima no Fuji - but I felt this tree is a level ahead in shape, color and location - I can feel the nature around it more, not as crowded and further from Tokyo on a hill. That is certainly on the list of great trees in Japan!
@@onlyinjapan Nice! While I live near Koshigaya now, I lived in Kasukabe for five years and a lot of people there didn't even know it existed.... You're right, though, this sakura tree is definitely stunning.
If only the tree could tell stories of everything it has been able to witness over its 1000 year life so far. And it's amazing how much pride Japanese have with their cherry blossoms. And how much they care for the trees.
I know! Instead of becoming a book, it should write one! But there’d be many chapters on rough winters - and I think before the Edo period, the tree had it much tougher than now. Records before 1600s are hard to find, just enough references to validate it’s over 1000 years - but it would take double the time to explain it. If only trees could talk, I want that interview!
Agreed! After my first viewing of the video, I had a mental flood thinking and visualizing that exact idea!!! It made me happy/proud cry!!!!
wow ! so amazing😍😎
i was thinking about it and all i can thought of was blood flowing, the immense amount of blood spewed throughout history. Even as a Japanese myself the thought of living through the era of the past 1000 years is quite frightful.
History aside this tree is in a class of its own, the tree among trees. It is highly revered and to me personally, i do not see it as a tree anymore. it is old enough to manifest itself into a spirit.
it is something sacred to many Japanese, not just a beautiful tree or a tourist attraction which the idea itself is offensive for something many hold sacred. It is a sacred tree to us.
The tree is lovely of course, but I was truly moved by the social dimension, the community's emotional connection to the tree and how the community voluntarily looks after the cherry tree.
That old man played in the tree when they were children, imagine how much emotions and nostalgia they have for the tree growing up side by side with it.
A beautiful tree and a beautifully told story John. Seeing how it looks in the sun, cloud and at night really captured it's everchanging moods. Wonderful job capturing this ancient and majestic tree. That walnut mochi looked oishii! Loved your enthusiastic showing of the sakura manhole covers, great fun! 😋🌳🌸🌸👍
Oh, if it didn’t expires in a week, I’d send it to Canada 🇨🇦 that mochi had so much flavor! I’d have to go to the factory and send it direct from Fukushima for it to work or drive it back to Tokyo same day … not a bad challenge! 😋 for June!
All your videos are wonderful, but this one is special. Your unique view of Japan brings joy to all of your subscribers!
I would love to see that beautiful old Sakura! 😍
This is the kind of episode I love to see on this channel. This, the melody road, kodo, the station cleaning staff. Can't wait to see more of these.
I really love how you present things in the video and also not to forget that your voice is soothing and fits so perfectly in the videos. Thank you so much for presenting Japan in this way ❤
That Sakura tree is definitely one of a kind!
we will all grow old and die, and this tree will still be here getting visitors after we're all gone
Yes... It is probably the most beautiful tree in the world because my favorite tree is the weeping willow. And this one looks just like that... Except all in pink or white depending....
Wow! The tree lit up in the evening absolutely gave me "goosebumps"! So wonderful to see!
Great age and great beauty are wonderfully together in that tree. Thanks for the video! 👍
Very cool to have that nice Cherry Blossom tree in Japan especially in spring . Here in California, our favorite trees are the giant Sequoias and it's beautiful year round . General Sherman is around 2200 years old🌲
Absolutely beautiful. I think one of the reasons everyone loves it besides watching it change throughout the seasons is that it has endured. Every generation tries to modernize it's surroundings and this tree has seen it all and still stays roughly the same. Of course, with a little help from us humans. I too would love to hear it's story of watching time pass and what it's witnessed. Thanks John for showing us this. 🥰
High quality work as usual John. I'm always learning when watching your channel, and dreaming of my next trip to Japan ! ✌
Wow. This is beautiful! Shidarezakura has never been my favorite, but this one is different. It is in its own class! I liked that you talked about having difference color/faces every season. That is one of favorite thing about Japan, having distinctive four seasons. If I have a chance to visit Japan during Sakura season, this is now on my list to visit. Thanks for the video, John!
今まで見たしだれ桜の中で一番きれいですねぇ。春だけでなく、四季それぞれの顔が違うということを紹介してくれて、なかなか面白かったです。きっちりと四季があるというのは、日本独特で、私は日本のすごくいいところと見ています。この時期に日本へ行くことがあったら、ぜひこの滝桜を見に行ってみたいと思います。ビデオシェア感謝です!！
Truly beautiful and breathtaking. I've never seen something so gorgeous. 1000 years is impressive
滝桜を紹介してくださり、ありがとうございます。
もう随分と実物を見ていませんが、今年もよく咲いてくれたねと言いたいです。
滝桜以外にも、三春町には樹齢100年以上の桜の木がたくさんあるので、ぜひチェックしてみてください。
福島の三春滝桜 来ていただきありがとうございます！
大迫力の三春滝桜
皆さんもぜひ！
Really impressive sight and cherry blossom tree.
For the Sakura tree being 1000 years old, there's no doubt that it sure looks stunningly beautiful. 🌸🌸🌸🌸
That 3000 year tree looks intense too. When looking at old things I always take a moment to imagine all the events it saw and also survived, 1000 years is mind boggling.
I always love Japan’s appreciation of natural beauty
And india appreciating cringe movies and boring society except north east india.
This was great! I wish I could have that kind of karaage on a stick though
Thanks for sharing, John ! What a tree !!!
I never really stopped to think about what was the most beautiful tree in the world, but you did a good job convincing me it's this one!
It’s worth going up to see in the spring. I’ll go again, to visit an old friend 🌳 unlike my other friends, I’ll always know where this one is 😂
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! I can only imagine how wonderful it looks up close and personal. It has a very majestic feel just from looking at it through your video. Thank you so much for sharing this John! Magnificent!
For so many years, you really capture the magic of Japan!! This documentary made my cry with joy and love for the nature and people who cherish it. Then the food!?!? Yum...And at night, that tree is even more awe inspiring! In my mind's eye I could see folks 100-300+ years ago celebrating the tree as your photo showed. What a temple of nature's wonder. As always, you make great videos!!!!
Beautiful history
That truly is the most beautiful tree in the world, Great job John can't wait for another video! 😍🥰🌸🌸🌸
Of course there are lots of beautiful trees in the world, probably more so than this one. But what makes it special here is that in its hometown and in Japan, enough people see and recognise its beauty, they value and cherish and celebrate it. Generations of people looked after it. People travel hours just to see it, a tree. That's what makes it beautiful.
Really beautiful! 😮
Thanks!
Thank you Malakangel! ٩(^‿^)۶
This is another amazing video John, thank you very much 😉
Very beautiful!!!
Thank you
That's quite a beautiful spot, thank you for sharing.
I visited koriyama a few years back during Hanami season and met a really nice couple, they drove me to see this tree. It's a really great memory
It’s a short drive from Koriyama, a lot of people visiting came from there.
A 1000 year old sakura tree surely has to be the world's most beautiful! 😍🌸🌸🌸
Surely! The Japanese Cherry Blossom is considered the “most beautiful” and this is the most beautiful of them all so … it’s not a stretch to call this the most beautiful in the world!
It is so beautiful and a delight to see
That is a beautiful tree! I finally found a good nursery to source a Kwanzan cherry tree for my front yard, i hope in 999 years it looks this good!
When they kicked the lights on at dark, that was beautiful.
"🎶 Could you be the most beautiful tree 🎄 in the world? 🎶" 😉 Sorry Prince and his estate I couldn't help it!!!
Yes! The most beautiful sakura tree in Japan! 😃 I really like the timelapse & interview part in this video!👏Great video!! 😊
A perfect icon to be protected! ❤❤❤❤ that’s why I still love Japan. Even though I’ve never been able to visit, hope I’ll be able to go.
@onlyinjapan John, I love this video! Such a touching interview and amazing old photos. You even got the hanami foods in there! So inspiring. 🌸🫶🏽🌸
Thank you! I’m so glad you watched this episode and enjoyed it 🌸 ^_^
You know when this man uploads a video you will instantly add what he features to your japan bucketlist.
I love the appreciation of imperfect beauty in nature.
This is what Only in Japan is all about; diving deep into the beautiful, obscure and fascinating aspects of Japan. Stories, that only a true teacher and Journalist could compellingly tell. This is John Daub's element, storyteller.
Wow such a beautiful tree. Thanks another snapshot into Japan's culture.
Beautiful cherry blossom tree.
Beautiful trees. Thanks John for documenting this.
I love these types of videos John!
the most amazing sakura tree
Thank you John for another amazing video from Japan!
Beautiful tree Sakura is my favorite flower 🌸
I am glad there something on this earth so captivating
thanks for sharing such a blessing and beautiful tree
Beautiful! Especially when it’s lit up at night.
Lovely
Well done
Beautiful indeed. Wonderful work as always. Thanks for sharing it. ✌️
This tree is gorgeous
A thousand years old tree 😮 , I didn't know this was possible, Sure this is another wonder and curiosity from japan . 🗾
Gorgeous!! I love how much love and care the Japanese people put into preserving the trees and the history. Absolutely beautiful!!🌸🌳😊
Thank you for bringing this to us. It is truly a treasure the history it could tell. The picture of the past was great. I also take pictures of the man hole covers when in Japan that one is amazing. Thank you again for the great content. Take care aloha 🌸
I live in a mountainous forest, and I've discovered every tree is the most beautiful tree, from the tiniest sapling to to the mighty giants who have died. I might have some favorites, but in beauty they all are equal.
What a beautiful tree!! I love your videos . Always informative, entertaining, and fun!
You have a knack for good story telling.
Thank you for showing us this magnificent piece of Japan. A real shame that this is so beautifull such a short time. But now we can enjoy this when we want beacuse of your great effort in showing this tree on its best moments.
Thanks for the video. You just added another two places for me to visit.
Thanks John. I really enjoy your videos. I planning a trip to Japan next year. Greetings from Australia.
Very well done John! I have been following your channel, especially when you show your journalism skills.
Extremely beautiful tree! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing this stunning tree John, it’s especially beautiful when it’s lit up at night. A brilliant video and best wishes you and the family
✨Beautiful.💫
Thank You! 🦋
Peace & Love 💙✌️🇬🇧
Outstanding new video John. You've really captured the feel of the town's appreciation for this tree. Nice to hear from a caretaker, to see the tree from a number of angles and different times of the day, in addition to all the festival food...and manhole covers! Thanks for taking the time to make and share this. Informative, entertaining, and another great addition to the Only in Japan catalog.
Amazing history and documentation of the tree. Thank you for sharing this tree with us! Did you use any AI upscaling for the not so 4k footage?
It def is one of the most beautiful in the world. Its over twice as old as US in history....WOW. Its incredible how its been taken care of over the generations. It probably doesnt survive otherwise.
It's amazing to know the practice started hundreds of years ago. Their ancestors appreciated and love nature and passed to their generations.
Another great video John. One thing I wish you did though was show a map of where in Japan this tree is located. Or better yet all three great trees you mentioned. I know this tree location is in the description but I think it would have been less distracting if it was in the actual video. I had to pause the video and look it up so I had a reference on where this is.
It’s in Fukushima. Every time I mention the prefecture, people get the wrong idea. I want people to discover where it is by looking it up this time. I think a lot of people stopped to look it up. This is a good reaction. It’s what I’d hoped for.
It seems this video won’t be as popular as others, but I hope it is. I probably should have put in a map, but I had to move on to the next video too. It’s a tough balance but if you looked it up and discovered it, that’s what I’d hoped for :)
That's a really pretty tree! I'm glad they're trying to preserve and protect these wonderful old trees. I hope those trees live for more and more years to come.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful tree with us, it surely is amazing!
I have seen photos online of a huuuuge Ginkgo tree with millions of yellow leaves falling beneath it during fall and I must say it also looks magnificent!
Where is this gingko tree please. It's one of few prehistory trees but some are going extinct according to Kew Garden.
@@weeleelim7456Here's what I found: "The 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree stands at the center of the courtyard of the ancient temple in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province."
The food looks so good 🤤
I'm thinking this tree served as inspiration for the Shenmue Tree.
amazing how the japanese people respect such a beautiful tree
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Johnny, do another maguro video.
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I really liked seeing the old photos of the tree. Is the exact age of the tree known or is it more of an estimate?
Excited to see you using some AI upscaling.
Yeah, the a1 8K camera failed to turn on and the software did great! The scene of the zoom with me smiling at the manhole cover was 4K converted to 8K for that purpose. The close up drone footage came from the town in 720p 😳 so …
@@onlyinjapan very cool and well done! Thank you for the insight!
Wow, food stalls, beer gardens, souvenir shacks and other money making exercises as usual.
It is a beautiful tree. Amazing how much it has seen in its 1000 year life.
Do you know whether they take cuttings from it? Only if they need to trim a broken branch, of course. Just curious whether it might have some sister trees living around.
They have created seedlings from it, children tree and planted them around areas of Japan :) so it’s definitely a mother, grandmother and beyond now!
@@onlyinjapan That sounds lovely.
Good video, but Yamataka Jindai Zakura is said to be 2,000 years old.
Age alone doesn’t make it more beautiful. There are trees over 5,000 years old too :)
I'm puzzle, didn't John sold his channel to someone else when it reached 1million subs. But now he got his channel back but with only 240k subs? What's going on?
I did not sell the old channel. (Why would anyone do that?) I made a video about it when I restarted my (this) channel - because I had to - please go watch that 😉 and I’m very appreciative and thankful you’re watching this one. I put my heart into every episode.
Have you visited the Wisteria tree in Kasukabe yet? I think that one's something like 1200 or 1300 years old.
I have, it’s also beautiful! Ushijima no Fuji
- but I felt this tree is a level ahead in shape, color and location - I can feel the nature around it more, not as crowded and further from Tokyo on a hill. That is certainly on the list of great trees in Japan!
@@onlyinjapan Nice! While I live near Koshigaya now, I lived in Kasukabe for five years and a lot of people there didn't even know it existed.... You're right, though, this sakura tree is definitely stunning.
What is the name of songs that you used in this video?
i really like the music at 9:00 how do i find that track?
What camera did you use for self-filming? Presumably 360?
Insta360X3 I wasn’t too impressed by it for this kind of work 😂 but it’s a brush to use!
@@onlyinjapan thanks for answering! I’ve heard good things about it actually :)