Minamoto-no Yoshiie pine-tree (Tokyo)

Japan / Tokio / Musashino / Tokyo
 tree, place with historical importance, shinto / shintoism, historic landmark
According to the legend, Minamoto-no Yorioshi, a renowned Genji warrior, was leading a military expedition to the north of Japan in 1063, and during a brief stop at this place, he noticed a cloud resembling the Genji standard. This inspired him to build a shrine, and dedicate it to Hachiman - a marshal god and guardian of Genji. Later, his son Yoshiie also made a stop at this pine during yet another military expedition, and he lifted his saddle and hung it on this pine (or rather, its predecessor); hence, the tree's nickname is "Saddled Pine-tree" (Kurakake-no matsu). So, the pine tree is believed to be the shrine's birthplace, though it is now outside of the shrine's territory (once it was within, as the shrine's land shrunk considerably).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshiie
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Coordinates:   35°40'58"N   139°38'45"E

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