佐渡紀行 [2019]（５）真野公園：真野公園は、1221年の承久の乱で敗北し、佐渡に流罪となった順徳上皇が22年間過ごした場所とされる真野宮一帯を中心とする公園である。桜の名所として知られ、四月中旬には二千本の桜が咲き誇る。五年前の2019年、佐渡滞在最終日となった四月十三日に小生がまず訪れたのがこの公園で、桜が丁度満開に近かった。近くには、この島で1241年に崩御された順徳上皇が火葬された場所一帯が「火葬塚」として、宮内庁が天皇の御陵と同格に扱っている。（Trip to Sado Is. 2019 [5] Mano Park: Mano Park on Sado Island is named after Mano Shrine, dedicated to the spirit of Ex-Emperor Juntoku, who spent 22 years here after his exile to this location as a result of Jokyu War in 1221. The shrine stands almost at the same location where his residence used to be. The park is also famous for some 2,000 cherry trees planted on its premises, which bloom around mid-April every year. I visited this park as the first destination on my last day in the island on April 13, 2019. The cherry trees were almost in full bloom. Adjacent to the park is an area where the remains of Ex-Emperor Juntoku, who passed away in 1241, were cremated. The Imperial Household Agency oversights this estate as an equivalent of emperor's tomb. *Note: Jokyu War in 1221 was a conflict between the imperial house in Kyoto and the warrior government in Kamakura, eastern Japan. The warrior government, which had established its foothold in eastern Japan in the late 12th century, solidified its position as a result of its victory in this war. The imperial house--despite its defeant in the war--retained its legitimacy as a spiritual leader of Japan and, to a certain extent, political influence as well. Ex-Emperor Juntoku was one of three ex-emperors banished from Kyoto after this war.)
２０１９年4月13日に訪れた佐渡の真野公園。
満開とは言えないまでも・・・
桜が咲き誇っていました。
真野宮にも桜。
順徳上皇の行在所跡。
枝垂桜
順徳上皇の火葬塚。
その正面。
結構な面積を占めています。
近辺にあった梵字が刻まれた石碑。以前の記事で触れた蓮華峰寺にも似たような石碑が・・・。
長閑な春の日・・・。
金色の仏像の上にも桜の花。
所々、ほぼ満開といった桜も見られました。