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White weeping cherry blossoms
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Flowers in bloom in early May
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White plum blossoms, the most common variety, and with the sweetest aroma.
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These photos were taken in late April 2007. (Copyright year in the images are mistaken.)
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Autumn Rose. Moss pink flowers have five petals with notches, looking like miniature cherry blossoms. The flowers are small. オータムローズ
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Winter-flowering cherry blossoms, Nishi-Arai Daishi, Tokyo 寒桜
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Little Dot are white flowers with a yellow dot at the center. リットルドット
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Nezu Shrine, Tokyo
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McDaniel's Cushion are dark pink flowers. マックダニエルクッション
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Purple Prince
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Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo. 枝垂桜
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Oakington Blue are bluish flowers. オーキントンブルー
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Closeup of white plum blossom
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Closeup of red plum blossom
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Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo. Called "Shidare-sakura" in Japanese meaning cherry tree with drooping branches.
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Japanese dog's tooth violet (katakuri or Erythronium japonicum), Kiyose, Tokyo カタクリ
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Hydrangea
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Yellow plum blossoms
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Hamura Tulip Festival, Tokyo
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Scarlet Flame are red. スカーレットフレーム
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Map of garden
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Scarlet Flame
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Front (or bottom) view of the flower. Japanese dog's tooth violet (katakuri or Erythronium japonicum)
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Japanese dog's tooth violet (katakuri or Erythronium japonicum)
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Daytona with frayed edges
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Tama-no-Nagare have a pink stripe on each petal. 多摩の流れ
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Many exotic varieties of azaleas.
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Dainty ones
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Don Quixote tulip, obviously for lovers. Almost like a rose.
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Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo.
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Large weeping cherry tree しだれ桜
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Sakura tunnel
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Quite spectacular from the top. Nezu Shrine.
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Hamura Tulip Festival, Tokyo
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Weeping plum blossoms at the top of the plum tree "waterfall."
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The combination of Mt. Bukosan and the flowers are almost unlimited. Chichibu, Saitama. 武甲山
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White ornamental peaches (Hanamomo in Japanese) look like cotton on branches. ハナモモ
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White ornamental peaches ハナモモ
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Closeup of "sakura-bai." Very beautiful. 桜梅
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Great relief for the eyes after seeing so much red and pink. Yellow azaleas.
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An awesome sight in Minabe, Wakayama.
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Giant Wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Tochigi. The trellis is huge and the wisteria strands are long. Super awesome.
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Tunnel of White Wisteria is one of a kind in the world at Ashikaga Flower Park.
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Yellow wisteria at Ashikagae Flower Park.
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White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝
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White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝
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Hibiscus on semitropical Amami-Oshima island, Kagoshima.
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White hibiscus on Amami Oshima.
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Red hibiscus and other flowers in the tsumugi factory's garden setting. Amami Oshima, Kagoshima
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Irises at Shobu-numa Park in Adachi, Tokyo.
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Hydrangea and irises at Shobu-numa Park in Adachi, Tokyo.
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Weeping cherry tree at Edogawa Heisei Garden, Tokyo.
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Cone-shaped Hydrangea at Gyosen Park Heisei Garden, Edogawa, Tokyo
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Katahara Onsen Ajisai no Sato in Gamagori, Aichi in June. In June 2023 during the Hydrangea Festival, there is a bus that runs from JR Gamagori Station (south exit, bus stop No. 3) to Katahara Onsen (Ajisai no Sato) hydrangea garden. Bus fare is ¥390 one way. On weekdays, the bus runs once or twice an hour from 9:40 am to 2:50 pm. The last bus leaves Katahara Onsen at 3:15 pm. On weekends, it runs twice an hour from 9:25 am to 4:25 pm and the last bus leaves Katahara Onsen at 8:50 pm. The bus ride takes about 20 min.
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Tulips with cherry blossom design with "100" below it for the centennial of Adachi's sakura gift to Washington, DC.
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I love red and white flowers, Japanese symbol of felicitation.
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I love red and white flowers.
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Moss pink
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Reagan Sakura (on the right) is a Somei Yoshino. It was named "Reagan Sakura" by Tokyo Governor Shin'ichi Suzuki in 1982. The cherry tree planted by Mrs. Taft is named "Taft Sakura." It is still alive in Washington, DC
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Bilingual plaque on the monument marking the planting of the Reagan Sakura.
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Red hibiscus in Okinawa World.
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Fukushima Hanamiyama Park
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Fukushima Hanamiyama Park spring flowers
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Fukushima Hanamiyama Park spring flowers
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Horikiri Iris Garden, Katsushika, Tokyo
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Red, white, and blue ajisai.
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Hydrangea at Hakusan Shrine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
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Hydrangea at Hakusan Shrine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
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In Ichikawa, Chiba, Guhoji's 400-year-old weeping cherry blossom tree is named "Fushihime Sakura." 伏姫桜
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Plum blossoms at Ikegami Baien Garden, Ota Ward, Tokyo
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Plum blossoms at Ikegami Baien Garden, Ota Ward, Tokyo
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Plum blossoms at Ikegami Baien, Tokyo
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Plum blossoms at the Imperial Palace.
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Blizzard of white plum blossoms at the Imperial Palace.
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Cherry blossoms on Inui-dori, Imperial Palace
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Cherry blossoms on Inui-dori, Imperial Palace
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Iris
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Iris
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Iris
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Iris
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Hydrangea
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Hydrangea
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Hydrangea
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Hydrangea
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Hydrangea
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Hydrangea
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Close-up of Ichiyo sakura cherry blossoms. "Ichiyo" means "one leaf." You can see that the flower actually has a small green leaf inside. 一葉桜
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Plum blossoms at Kameido Tenjin Shrine, Tokyo
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Another view from the top of the bridge in the good old days. They don't bloom like this anymore...
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Wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine
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Azaleas also bloom around the same time as wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine. Both flowers symbolize Golden Week which is a string of holidays in late April and early May, serving as spring vacation for many workers.
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine wisteria at night.
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine wisteria at night.
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Kameido Tenjin Shrine wisteria at night.
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Bottom view of Kameido Tenjin Shrine wisteria at night.
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Wisteria and Tokyo Skytree at night.
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Wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine lit up in the evening.
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Wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine lit up in the evening.
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Giant dogwood is nicknamed "Wedding Cake Tree" due to the multi-tiered trunk and branches. ミズキ(Mizuki)
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Giant dogwood flowers. ミズキ(Mizuki)
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Irises in early June in Meiwa, Mie Prefecture. Meiwa's official flower. Ancient texts mention that pilgrims going to worship at Ise Shrines described it like walking on clouds of purple.
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Lotus pond at Karasuma Peninsula.
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Lotus at Karasuma Peninsula in Kusatsu.
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Lotus in a pot at Manpukuji temple.
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Nagisa Park in Moriyama, Shiga has this beautiful field of nano-hana rapeseed blossoms blooming in winter from early-Jan. to mid-March at this lakeside park. なぎさ公園 MAP
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Plum blossoms in Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden and Tokyo Skytree.
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Mukojima Hyakkaen Garden ume plum blossoms.
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The cherry trees were planted in 1960. In 1972, the first Bunkyo Ward Cherry Blossom Festival was held. (Bunkyo Sakura Matsuri). They bloom in late March.
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Harimazaka cherry blossoms, Bunkyo Ward Tokyo
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Katsushika Iris Festival at Mizumoto Park in full bloom.
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Red hibiscus
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White and red hibiscus
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Yellow hibiscus
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Red hibiscus. Lots of flowers in this area.
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Red hibiscus, Naha.
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Plum trees on left side are tall trees, with the one in the middle being weeping plum blossom tree at Omurai Katori Shrine in Sumida, Tokyo.
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Weeping plum blossoms dripping down at Omurai Katori Shrine in Sumida-ku, Tokyo.
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Weeping plum blossoms dripping down at Omurai Katori Shrine in Sumida-ku, Tokyo.
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Blue Orchid at Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival 2012
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Blue Orchid
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Great bird made or orchids at Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival 2012 in Tokyo Dome.
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Orchid show in Tokyo Dome, 2012
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Orchid show in Tokyo Dome, 2012
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White powder-puff flowers or sagari-bana in Japanese (サガリバナ) and a small moth. There are pink ones too. During summer, they bloom for only one night, then the flowers fall off the next morning. It was early Nov. (still warm), so maybe we got lucky to see it.
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Plum blossoms, Hokoen Park, Nagahama, Shiga
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Rikugien Garden's famous weeping cherry tree. In Japanese, it is called "shidare-sakura" meaning drooping cherry.
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When the weeping cherry tree is in bloom, Rikugien Garden also illuminates the tree at night in late March to early April.
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Rikugien Garden's second weeping cherry tree at night.
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Such an impressive sight at one of the most famous cherry blossom spots in the Tokyo or Kanto area.
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Cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture.
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Rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture. The rapeseed blossoms were planted in 1988 where there used to be rice paddies here.
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Cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture.
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Cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture.
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Cherry blossoms and rapeseed blossoms at Gogendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture.
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Multi-colored cherry blossoms, Shinjuku Gyoen.
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Shinkawa River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo.
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Shin River Senbonzakura Cherry Blossoms, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. Such a photogenic riverside walk in spring.
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Sobetsu Park and plum blossoms overlooking Lake Toya, Hokkaido.
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Most impressive is the large variety of hydrangea flowers in both bold and subtle colors.
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Hydrangea or ajisai
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Hydrangea at Takahata Fudoson temple, Hino, Tokyo
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Exotic peonies at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine's Japanese garden.
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Exotic peonies at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine's Japanese garden.
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Red and white peonies.
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Peonies (botan in Japanese).
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Plum blossoms and Tojotei
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Red plum blossoms
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Plum blossoms at Tojotei in Matsudo, Chiba.
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Tonami Tulip Fair is held annually from late April to May 5 at Tonami Tulip Park open 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Admission charged. This view is from the Tulip Tower. 砺波チューリップ公園
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Purple tulips at Tonami Tulip Fair.
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Flaming Parrot tulips.
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I was going to overdose on azalea. Had never seen so much azalea in my life. Tsutsujigaoka Park, Tatebayashi, Gunma.
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Love red and white flowers at Tsutsujigaoka Park, Tatebayashi, Gunma.
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Rose
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These tall rose bushes were most outstanding.
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Rose
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Heart of tulips
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Samegai tulips, Maibara, Shiga
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Yakushi Ike park, Machida, Tokyo.
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Camellia in Yakushi Ike park, Machida, Tokyo.
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Lots of tropical flowers on Yubu Island, especially hibiscus.
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Red hibiscus
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Red hibiscus
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Red hibiscus
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Bougainvillea on Yubu, in bloom year round.
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Zaiji Hachiman Shrine also has wisteria which bloom in early May. Planted by Todo Kagemori, the founder of the Todo clan in the 14th century.
     
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