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Utsunomiya`s Folktales

Koshi-zakura or a cherry tree of dutiful son

At the time when an autumn harvest was coming to an end, the ill father told to his son, with or without his knowledge that he was near his end, that he wanted to see cherry blossoms once again before he died. However, his wish could be hardly granted because the season was about to become winter.