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In Japan, too many flowers is just enough, especially when it comes to hanachōzu! The latest fashion for excess splendor started at shrines that fill their purifying mizu-chōzuya (“hand washing water place”) with a mix of spring blooms and colorful floating balls… …but it grew to include families and shops that also welcome spring byContinue reading “Floating flowers are taking over Japan this spring”