亀清旅館の顔、玄関にいる日本松。
毎年の事ですが、庭師に剪定して頂きます。3人の庭師が二日間をかけて丁寧に剪定する。松を傷まない様に柱や梯子を工夫して、綺麗に仕上がる。
旅館の若旦那として、「自分で出来る事は自分でやる」主義です。しかし、松の剪定というのは素人の仕事じゃないなと思った。特に、宿の看板となっているこの松の木はプロの庭師のお任せ。やはり、ちゃんとした顔でお客様を出迎え事。
'Tis the time for Kamesei Ryokan's Japanese pine tree's annual trimming. This pine tree, located as it is at the entrance, acts as our inn's main greeting symbol.
A team of 3 professional gardeners spent 2 days on the trimming. In order to not damage the tree, they used a system of ladders and poles and ropes to reach the branches. An impressively elaborate job.
As the inn's proprietor, if a job can be done by myself, as much as possible I try to do it by myself. When it comes to trimming pine trees, though, I feel it's not a job to be done by an amateur. Especially for our inn's symbolic pine tree. It's important to present a formal face when greeting the guests of our inn!
