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2018年3月10日

Cherry Blossoms at JR Momoyama Station

The wind is still cold but spring is definitely drawing near. I saw early blooms of winter cherry at JR Momoyama (桃山) station. The flowers were so beautiful under the blue sky. By the end of March, it will be the prime season of cherry blossom, and Kyoto will be crowded with visitors even more. ・・・

2018年3月10日

Camellia at Kurotani-san

The Konkai Komyou-ji (金戒光明寺), also known as Kurotani-san (くろ谷さん), is an old temple in Kyoto established by Honen Shonin (法然上人, the religious reformer and founder of the first independent branch of Japanese Pure Land Buddhism called Jōdo-shū). In front of Eiun-in (永運院), one of the sub-temples in the premises, there is an enormous Tsubaki (椿, ・・・

2018年3月10日

Dandelions and Adonis Flowers

After the arrival of the plum blossom season, Tanpopo (たんぽぽ, Dandelion) and Fukujyuso (福寿草, Adonis) flowers begin to appear on many grassy roadsides. Dandelion is a strong plant which can bloom even at cracks of asphalt. Though it is merely a weed, it always brings a happy sense of early spring to us. Fukujyuso is ・・・

2018年3月3日

Roubai Flowers at Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

Some hints of spring are showing up all around in Kyoto. Sweet scents of plum flowers are in the air. At Kyoto Gyoen National Garden (京都御苑), pretty little yellowish flowers called Roubai (蝋梅, Japanese allspice) are now in bloom. The scent of the flower is very sweet and uplifting. It is said that the flower ・・・