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The photo shows the leaves of tarayo.

If you write it in kanji, it's taraha.

It is an evergreen Takagi of the genus Mochinoki.

The surface of the leaves, which are elliptical and firmly thick, shines in a glossy dark green.

There is a fine jagged around the leaves.

In fact, it's strange to write letters on the back of this leaf with a pointed needle-shaped object.

The characters come out beautifully.

In the past, he wrote sutras and letters instead of paper.

For that reason, Tarayo is said to be a postcard tree.

It is said to be a post office tree because of its postcard connection.

Tarayo was planted at the entrance of the Nihonbashi Post Office.

At the same location, a bust of Maejima Hisoka, called the "father of mail," was set up on a marble engraved as "the birthplace of mail."

The founder of the modern postal system and is a person who has named "postage", "stamp" and "postcard".

The alias for July is Bunzuki (Fuzuki / Fumizuki).

There is also a theory that the name Bungetsu is associated with the Tanabata event, writing waka or wish on strips.

In that case, "Tarayo" can be said to be a tree with a connection in July.