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White weeping cherry blossoms

Flowers in bloom in early May

White plum blossoms, the most common variety, and with the sweetest aroma.

These photos were taken in late April 2007. (Copyright year in the images are mistaken.)

Autumn Rose. Moss pink flowers have five petals with notches, looking like miniature cherry blossoms. The flowers are small. ｵｰﾀﾑﾛｰｽﾞ

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

Winter-flowering cherry blossoms, Nishi-Arai Daishi, Tokyo 寒桜

Little Dot are white flowers with a yellow dot at the center. リットルドット

Nezu Shrine, Tokyo

McDaniel's Cushion are dark pink flowers. ﾏｯｸﾀﾞﾆｴﾙｸｯｼｮﾝ

Purple Prince

Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo. 枝垂桜

Oakington Blue are bluish flowers. ｵｰｷﾝﾄﾝﾌﾞﾙｰ

Closeup of white plum blossom

Closeup of red plum blossom

Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo. Called "Shidare-sakura" in Japanese meaning cherry tree with drooping branches.

Japanese dog's tooth violet (katakuri or Erythronium japonicum), Kiyose, Tokyo カタクリ

Hydrangea

Yellow plum blossoms

Hamura Tulip Festival, Tokyo

Scarlet Flame are red. ｽｶｰﾚｯﾄﾌﾚｰﾑ

Map of garden

Scarlet Flame

Front (or bottom) view of the flower. Japanese dog's tooth violet (katakuri or Erythronium japonicum)

Japanese dog's tooth violet (katakuri or Erythronium japonicum)

Daytona with frayed edges

Tama-no-Nagare have a pink stripe on each petal. 多摩の流れ

Many exotic varieties of azaleas.

Dainty ones

Don Quixote tulip, obviously for lovers. Almost like a rose.

Weeping cherry tree, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Tokyo.

Large weeping cherry tree しだれ桜

Sakura tunnel

Quite spectacular from the top. Nezu Shrine.

Hamura Tulip Festival, Tokyo

Weeping plum blossoms at the top of the plum tree "waterfall."

The combination of Mt. Bukosan and the flowers are almost unlimited. Chichibu, Saitama. 武甲山

White ornamental peaches (Hanamomo in Japanese) look like cotton on branches. ハナモモ

White ornamental peaches ハナモモ

Closeup of "sakura-bai." Very beautiful. 桜梅

Great relief for the eyes after seeing so much red and pink. Yellow azaleas.

An awesome sight in Minabe, Wakayama.

Giant Wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Tochigi. The trellis is huge and the wisteria strands are long. Super awesome.

Tunnel of White Wisteria is one of a kind in the world at Ashikaga Flower Park.

Yellow wisteria at Ashikagae Flower Park.

White Wisteria Waterfall. 白藤の滝

Irises at Shobu-numa Park in Adachi, Tokyo.

Hydrangea and irises at Shobu-numa Park in Adachi, Tokyo.

Cone-shaped Hydrangea at Gyosen Park Heisei Garden, Edogawa, Tokyo

Tulips with cherry blossom design with "100" below it for the centennial of Adachi's sakura gift to Washington, DC.

I love red and white flowers, Japanese symbol of felicitation.

I love red and white flowers.

Moss pink

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

Bilingual plaque on the monument marking the planting of the Reagan Sakura.

Fukushima Hanamiyama Park

Fukushima Hanamiyama Park spring flowers

Horikiri Iris Garden, Katsushika, Tokyo

Red, white, and blue ajisai.

Hydrangea at Hakusan Shrine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Plum blossoms at Ikegami Baien Garden, Ota Ward, Tokyo

Plum blossoms at Ikegami Baien, Tokyo

Cherry blossoms on Inui-dori, Imperial Palace

Iris

Hydrangea

Another view from the top of the bridge in the good old days. They don't bloom like this anymore...

Wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine

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.

Wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine lit up in the evening.

Lotus pond at Karasuma Peninsula.

Lotus at Karasuma Peninsula in Kusatsu.

Nagisa Park in Moriyama, Shiga has this beautiful field of nano-hana rape blossoms blooming in winter from early-Jan. to mid-March at this lakeside park. なぎさ公園 MAP

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.