Most viewed - Yoshino Baigo Plum Blossoms 吉野梅郷 |
Weeping plum blossoms at the top of the plum tree "waterfall."611 views
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Yoshino Baigo plum trees407 views
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Closeup of "sakura-bai." Very beautiful. 桜梅399 views
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Red weeping plum blossoms276 views
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A "waterfall" of weeping plum blossoms (Shidare ume no taki) しだれ梅の滝233 views
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Red weeping plum blossoms at park entrance209 views
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Yoshino Baigo was a valley and hillside covered with ume plum trees. It boasted a wide variety of different plum blossoms. During full bloom as you can see here, the scenery was spectacular. One of the largest plum groves in Japan.203 viewsPlatform of Hinata-Wada Station with welcome banner 日向和田駅. Banner says, "Yokoso, Ume no Sato Yoshino Baigo." Yokoso means "welcome," and Ume no Sato means "plum town."
To get to Hinata-Wada, you have to change trains at Ome Station on the JR Chuo Line.
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Great view from temple (no admission charge). Sadly, this is no more...199 views
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Kimono museum. I thought the admission fee was too expensive so I didn't enter.175 views
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Path to exit165 views
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Plum trees all around Yoshino baigo163 views
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View from temple. The plum pox virus was discovered in 2009. Since then, they have cut down the infected and surrounding trees.154 views
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Plum trees line the streets123 views
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Road to Yoshino Baigo. Almost the entire town is lined with plum trees.116 views
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Tamagawa River as seen from the bridge.113 views
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Entrance to a temple with a view112 views
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Although still small, the replanted plum trees have been flowering. and the groves have reopened to the public. Yoshino Baigo poster. Yoshino Baigo is a small town in Ome city near Hinata-Wada Station.110 views
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Closest train station is Hinata-Wada Station. To get to Hinata-Wada, you have to change trains at Ome Station on the JR Chuo Line. 日向和田駅110 viewsSadly, spring 2014 was the last time we could see these trees. The plum trees were infected by the plum pox virus and the city cut down all the trees in 2014 to wipe it out. These photos were taken in 2006 when the plums were still fully glorious. Good news is that they have been replanting since 2016.
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Ume no Koen park straight ahead, you can see the hill covered with white.107 views
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About 120 varieties of plum blossoms are planted, attracting 60,000 to 100,000 visitors during the flowering season.107 views
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Yoshino Baigo's main attraction is the Ume no Koen plum park. This is an entrance leading to the park.106 views
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Pink and white weeping plum blossoms106 views
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200 yen admission charged during March only. But I went on April 1 so it was free (and full bloom).104 views
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Red weeping plum blossoms103 views
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White weeping plum blossoms98 views
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Photogenic pink plum tree96 views
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Ume no Koen (Plum Park) is a public park open from 9 am to 5 pm.95 views
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Path on hillside of plum trees92 views
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Work of art by nature91 views
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Near the entrance to Ume no Koen plum blossom park that opened in March 1972.89 views
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These red ones also smell very nice. Different from the white ones.89 views
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White weeping plum blossoms87 views
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With about 1,300 plum trees, this park is probably Tokyo's largest plum tree grove.87 views
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The question is, where are the plums (fruit)? You see only flowers.86 views
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Path in plum park85 views
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Spectacular view85 views
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Taiko-bashi Bridge85 views
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Needless to say, the entire place was filled with sweet fragrance.84 views
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I sure had my fill of plum blossoms this year...84 views
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Pink weeping plum blossoms83 views
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White plum blossoms81 views
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Hillside plum trees80 views
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Wish the sweet fragrance could come through your computer screen...79 views
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A "waterfall" of weeping plum blossoms しだれ梅の滝76 views
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View from top75 views
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There's a Web site that shows the condition of the blooming blossoms every day during March. So you know when to go.75 views
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Rare plum tree with both pink and white blossoms. It has one branch with pink flowers. Never saw that before.74 views
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Photogenic pink plum tree73 views
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Perhaps the most common species of plum blossom.71 views
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Path going further up the hill71 views
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The fragrance is also different. I smelled most of them, and well on my way to becoming a connoisseur of plum blossom fragrances.69 views
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Spectacular viewpoint69 views
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Fluffy blossoms69 views
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The park has about 120 varieties of plum blossoms. You can see how different they look.68 views
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Path going further up the hill68 views
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Notice the plum blossom "waterfall" on the left.68 views
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The reds and whites contrast well with the dark greens...67 views
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Rest house at top of the hill66 views
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Weeping plum trees part of the "waterfall"66 views
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Rest house66 views
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View from one observation rest house65 views
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Cherry blossom-type plum blossom called "sakura-bai." 桜梅65 views
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The park is 35,000 sq. meters.64 views
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This one is nicknamed "Married couple" blossom because it looks like two flowers have fused as one.64 views
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I think the white ones smell the sweetest...62 views
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Marker commemorating a "Plum Summit" held in Ome by representatives of cities well-known for plum blossom gardens, such as Mito, Ibaraki; Atami, Kanagawa; and Annaka, Gunma.61 views
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Another tree with photogenic blossoms58 views
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Photogenic blossoms58 views
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Minabe in Wakayama Pref. is the only place where I saw more plum blossoms than this.57 views
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