February
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Once Again, Plum Blossoms Do Not Disappoint
It’s not that I don’t like cherry blossom season, I just like plum season better. (Okay, azalea season too. But that’s not ’til the end of April.) In case I haven’t convinced you yet, here are a few more…
I saw these lovelies at Gotokuji Temple
Korakuen garden is where I spotted this one.
Yushima shrine’s plum blossom festival goes for the whole month of February, and the trees are glorious.
And these are from a garden in Umegaoka, where hundreds of trees are all in bloom right now.
For more plum goodness, last year’s plum blossom-o-rama is here!
If you’d like to see some gorgeous plum blossoms the next time you’re in Tokyo, you can get directions and maps to Gotoku-ji temple, the Yushima shrine and Korakuen garden on my website, The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had. The trees at Umegaoka are a short walk from Umegaoka station, and during the season the way is well-posted.
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lovely!
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So happy you could enjoy these with me! （＾Ｏ＾☆♪
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Where in Umegaoka? I could use an outing–we have a massive translation project with an impossible deadline and need to get out of the house once in a while.
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It’s the park less than five minutes’ walk from Umegaoka station! It’s not a very big park, but it’s wall-to-wall plum trees, of all different sorts.
By the way, I’d love to get together sometime when you’re not swamped! My mail is jonelle.patrick@mac.com or jonelle@i.softbank.jp! (^Θ^)/
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