Japan is abode to a huge diversity of
flowering plants as well as 1 of the joys of visiting this verdant dry soil is to sense its varied flora. Certain flowers as well as flowering plants define the seasons inwards
Japan. Depending on what fourth dimension of the yr you lot visit, you lot volition come across these plants inwards abundance whether inwards
parks as well as gardens or purpose of a traditional
Japanese festival.
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| Plum blossom (ume) |
Plum Blossom Plum trees (
ume) blossom inwards belatedly wintertime inwards Nippon as well as are a sign that the mutual frigidity months are nearly over as well as boundary is on the way. The plum tree was introduced to Nippon from mainland People's Republic of China as well as today at that topographic point are many varieties of plum blossom inwards Nippon as well as inwards a release of dissimilar colors.
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine inwards north-west Kyoto is especially famous for its plum blossom. The plums themselves are used to brand
umeboshi (pickled plums) as well as
umeshu (plum wine).
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| Japanese tea: a diversity of camellia |
Camellia Camellia (
tsubaki) is seen everywhere inwards Nippon especially inwards hedgerows lining sidewalks as well as storey buildings. Camellia is an evergreen, displaying glossy dark-green leaves throughout the yr as well as bright, ruddy showy flowers that drib all of a abrupt when over. The
tea nosotros all know as well as dear (
ocha inwards Japanese) is botanically a diversity of camellia (Camellia sinensis) as well as tin likewise endure seen planted inwards neat rows throughout the Japanese countryside especially inwards Shizuoka Prefecture, which is famous for its tea production.
Izu-Oshima Island has
Japan's largest camellia garden.
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| Cherry blossom (sakura) |
Cherry Blossom Cherry Blossom (
sakura) is the bloom nigh associated amongst Nippon as well as its culture. During the cherry blossom season, unremarkably some the foremost of Apr (though subsequently inwards the far northward of
Japan) people flocks to world parks, temples as well as shrines for
hanami - cherry blossom viewing - an action that often involves picnics as well as a fair amount of drinking as well as merrymaking. The brief bloom of the pinkish leaves earlier they autumn to the world represents the finite nature of beingness as well as was, as well as is, a recurrent subject inwards the literature as well as sensibilities of the Japanese people. The
sakura motif tin likewise endure seen inwards many
Japanese arts as well as crafts as well as
goods for sale. Sakura blossoms look on the contrary of the 100 yen coin.
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| Azaleas (tsutsuji) |
Azaleas The
azalea (
tsutsuji) flowers next the cherry blossom and, similar the camellia, is often institute inwards hedges along sidewalks as well as inwards someone houses. The flavor when the azealeas are inwards bloom is 1 of the best times to see Nippon - earlier the rains of the moisture flavor as well as the oestrus of the summer. There are over 300 varieties of azalea inwards Nippon as well as they cause got been cultivated hither since the
Kamakura Period.
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Tokyo Japan is especially famous for its stunning azaleas.
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| Iris (ayame) |
Iris The beautiful majestic or, less frequently, white iris unremarkably blooms for a brusk menses inwards May inwards
Japan. The Japanese iris (
ayame; Iris sanguinea) grows inwards damp, moisture weather as well as tin endure institute closed to ponds as well as pocket-size lakes inwards
Ota Shrine near
Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto has a wonderful meadow total of majestic irises, a really wonderful sight when inwards total bloom. Nearby
Kyoto Botanical Garden likewise has a remarkable Japanese iris garden.
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| Wisteria (fuji) |
Wisteria Wisteria (
fuji) is endemic to Nippon as well as grows inwards thick vines often supported on a trellis inwards
Japan's parks as well as gardens.
Ashikaga Flower Park inwards Tochigi Prefecture is especially famous for its wisteria. The kanji for fuji (藤) appears inwards many mutual identify unit of measurement names, the wisteria bloom features inwards many identify unit of measurement crests, as well as
fuji-musume, or "Wisteria Daughter," is a time-honored subject of Japanese epitome as well as drama, specifically kabuki.
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| Hydrangeas (ajisai) |
Hydrangeas Hydrangeas (
ajisai) bloom during
Japan's rainy season, inwards June as well as July. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 release of temple as well as shrine gardens are well-known for their hydrangeas including Meigetsu-in inwards Kamakura, Fujimori Jinja Shrine inwards Fushimi inwards Kyoto as well as
Tofukuji likewise inwards south-east Kyoto. The hydrangea is native to due south as well as due east Asia (China, Korea,
Japan, the Himalaya percentage as well as Indonesia) every bit good every bit North as well as South America. There are over seventy species throughout the world, as well as
Hydrangea serrata is the diversity native to Nippon as well as Korea, of which at that topographic point are several dissimilar cultivars. Hydrangea leaves are to a greater extent than often than non toxic if eaten, exactly mount hydrangea cause got a natural sweetening agent that is used to brand what is called
amacha tea.
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| Lotus (hasu) as well as H2O lily (suiren) |
Water Lilies & Lotus Water Lilies (
suiren) as well as the related lotus (
hasu) bloom inwards
Japan's hot as well as humid summertime months. The lotus bloom is associated amongst Buddhism as well as Buddhist temples. Lotuses tin often endure seen inwards temple ponds. Shinobazu Lotus Pond (不忍池), on the western border of
Tokyo Japan's
Hokongo-in Temple inwards Kyoto.
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| Chrysanthemum (kiku) |
Chrysanthemums The
chrysanthemum (
kiku) is an unofficial "national flower" of Nippon taken from the Chrysanthemum Seal (
kikumon) of the Imperial family. Originally from China, the chrysanthemum blooms inwards autumn as well as tin endure seen at bloom exhibitions across the country, every bit growers compete to create the perfect bloom. The
Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum is
Japan's greatest honor, bestowed yesteryear the Emperor, as well as similar to France's Legion of Honor. The stylized chrysanthemum motif appears on the Japanese passport.
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| Cosmos (kosumosu) |
Cosmos Cosmos (
kosumosu コスモス inwards Japanese) originated inwards the Americas as well as has spread throughout Nippon since the early on Edo Period. The cosmos appears inwards autumn amongst beautiful pink, majestic as well as white flowers. Cosmos tin endure institute inwards meadows, river banks and, increasingly, inwards parks as well as gardens, similar these beautiful petals pictured at
Huis Ten Bosch inwards Nagasaki Prefecture. Koganei Park inwards
Tokyo Japan has a huge release of cosmos as well as at that topographic point are cosmos viewings at Hamarikyu Gardens, Akirudai Park, Shinagawa Hanakaido as well as Symbol Promenade Park inwards Odaiba - all inwards the
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