Ahead of cherry blossom season, the ume or plum blossoms brighten up the colder months in Japan. This guide introduces the different varieties. This type of ume is close to the original species ...

In addition, red, white and pink plum blossoms are also blooming at Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Koshoji Temple and Kandaijin Shrine. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the ...

Setagaya's Hanegi Park is home to over 600 plum blossom trees ... You'll find the event schedule here (in Japanese only). While you're there, stop by the on-site food stalls for plum jam or ...

As winter’s chill lingers in the air, the delicate plum blossom, or ume ... Plum trees, also known as Japanese apricots, were first planted at Hanegi Park in the late 1960s, with more added ...

Though they don’t get as much attention internationally as cherry blossoms, plum, or ume (as they’re called in Japanese) flowers are also incredibly beautiful, and they come with the advantage of ...

“A lot of the blossoms that people are seeing are plum trees, not cherry trees ... quickly adopted the cherry blossom as their own. The Japanese Garden at Point Defiance not only commemorates ...