Shindachi in Sennan city in the southern part of Osaka was once a post town on the Kumano-highway. The old house Kajimoto House is located on the highway that still retains the old streetscape. Inside the mansion, there is the famous Noda Wisteria, which is is over 40 years old and has 40,000 flower clusters on only one tree. In April when the wisteria is in full bloom, it will be open to the public and the “Wisteria Festival” will be held. During the festival, an observatory stand is set up next to the wisteria trellis, and the wisteria flowers that spread under the eyes are like a purple sea of clouds. Unfortunately the “WisteriaFestival” was canceled this year, but Noda Wisteria is even better than usual.

大阪の南にある泉南市信達はその昔、熊野街道の宿場町でした。今も古い街並みが残るその街道筋に旧家の梶本邸があって、屋敷内には毎年４万房もの花房を付ける樹齢４０年を超える1本の野田藤があります。藤が満開になる４月には一般に公開され、「ふじ祭り」が開催されます。祭りの期間中は、藤棚のそばに観賞台が設置され、そこから見る藤はまるで紫の雲海のようで圧巻です。今年は生憎「ふじ祭り」は中止されましたが、野田藤は例年にも増して見事です。