Around 3000 yamabuki bushes bloom from April to May along the banks of Matsunoo-taisha's Ichinoigawa (一ノ井川).

The canal was allegedly first excavated by the Hata clan (秦氏) with the founding of the shrine in 701.

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Yamabuki once grew in such profusion at Matsunoo Taisha that it was nicknamed 'Shrine of the Kerria Roses'.

Yamabuki once grew in such profusion at Matsunoo Taisha that it was nicknamed 'Shrine of the Kerria Roses'.

Yamabuki once grew in such profusion at Matsunoo Taisha that it was nicknamed 'Shrine of the Kerria Roses'.

Yamabuki once grew in such profusion at Matsunoo Taisha that it was nicknamed 'Shrine of the Kerria Roses'.

Kerria roses (ヤマブキ) once grew in such profusion in the grounds of Matsunoo-taisha that it was known as 'Yamabuki-no-sha' (山吹の社 the 'Shrine of Kerria Roses').

The rather odd genus name 'kerria' comes from William Kerr, who brought yamabuki to a wider audience.
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