The best way to celebrate the flowers of spring in Japan is to head out to a local park or garden for a stroll or a picnic – it’s a popular pastime so we have to be prepared for crowds!.
Kyushu is the third largest island in the Japanese archipelago and the southernmost in the chain. The region includes eight prefectures: Fukuoka, Saga, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Oita, Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Okinawa.
Here's are some of the "colours of spring" captured here in Kyushu Island. Enjoy it!
Ume blossoms can range in color from almost white to a bright pink and are often mistaken for cherry blossoms.
The fruit of the ume tree, the Japanese plum is considered to bring good luck in Japan, that is if you eat one each morning!.
The photos that I'm sharing here in this entry were taken at the Dazaifu Shrine in Fukuoka prefecture and also at the Glover Garden in Nagasaki.
2) Peach Blossoms (Momo)
The peach holds a special place in the hearts of the Japanese is said to be useful in driving away evil. This concept is the basis for the popular folk tale Momotaro, where a young boy is found floating in a giant peach and grows up to defeat demons.
3) Vegetable Flower (Nanohana)
The nanohaha is a brilliant yellow plants which indicate that spring is coming!.
I found this flowers by the highway; on my way to buy groceries on last weekend. From the distance, I saw some bright yellow flowers planted in a bed in someone's garden. In neat, tidy rows, upon closer inspection, I saw that yes, it is actually flowers in a vegetable.
Nanohana, in Japanese literally translates into 'Vegetable Flower' but it also can be read to mean wild flower, or flower of the field.
The plant is completely edible but in case if you asked, NO I didn't eat it!. Nanohana blooms just before the cherry and it's view is breathtakingly beautiful.
I've shared about yellow rape blossoms flowers in my entry last year. Check out Nokonoshima Island 1 and Nokonoshima Island 2.
4) Tulip
The tulip is a bulbous plant with showy flowers in the genus Tulipa, which belongs to the family Liliaceae. -wikipedia-
These photos of tulips were captured during our visit to Glover Garden in Nagasaki, last month.
+- pink and yellow Tulips -+
+- Nazhan was sleepy, I already fell asleep while hubby is the only one wide awake in this picture. LOL! -+
5) Japanese Flowering Quince
So many people grow these flowers in front of their houses in Japan so I can enjoy looking at these flowers every single day.
6) Cherry Blossoms (Sakura)
The cherry blossom season is so anticipated that there are even calendars that will tell you when the cherry blossoms will start to bloom.
+- close up shot of the Sakuras -+
+- Masya Allah; it is remarkably beautiful -+
+- we surely don't want to be missed out in capturing this captivating view -+
The life of the cherry blossoms is short, only about five to twelve days, so you need to act fast and plan well to take in these blooms at their peak.
+- SN's family were stunned by the stunning view of sakura from under the tree -+
Sakura is a symbol of Japan, and it's said that there are over four hundred varieties of cherry trees in Japan. The most popular kind of sakura which can be viewed everywhere in Japan is somei-yoshino (Yedoensis). Japanese cherry trees do not yield fruits like other cherry trees.
+- Thank you Allah for this opportunity to view Sakura once again this year -+
+- A pose inspired by the ANTM show. Tyra, please don't eliminate me this week -+
I've mentioned about Sakura before this in my blog. If you've missed reading it, check it out at Spring Equinox and Hanami.
(7) Unidentified flowers/plants
It is called Unidentified Flower not because it is unusual; but purely because of the lack of information from my side, thus I was not able to provide you the name of this beautiful plants. Nevertheless, I do hope you enjoy the view and if ever anyone who's reading this entry know what is the flower, kindly leave comment in this entry. Thanks in advance.
+- Beautiful unknown purple flower -+
+- green and white bushes seems nice too, aren't they? -+
Some of the info about the flowers mentioned in this entry were taken from here, here, and here.
This coming weekend, we are going to throw out a Hanami (sakura viewing) party at Kasuga Koen. I'll surely blog about it later; next week. Till then, I hope you guys enjoy the pictures as well as those info and explanations that I've put along in this entry.
Pssssttt : sekarang ni subuh pukul 4:30 pg dan sunrise pukul 6 pg..uhuhuhuh, kena set 3 alarm untuk bangun Subuh; kalau tak..memang terbabas jauh lah jawabnya.
19 words of wisdom & comments:
giler chantik pokok tu..hehe org pong chantik jugak
cantiknyaaa...
kyoto baru mula minggu ni
fuh.. tiba2 mai mood romantik tgk gmbr2 bunga gini.. love the boots la yatie!
argh..rasa nak terbang ke jepun sekarang!sangat-sangat cantik!
cantiknya gambar-gambar bunga ni..
menyampah tenguk video pon tu..
Yatie..cantiknya and rase tenang sgt...
lawanya tulip.. oghe tokgi jale tgk bungaan lagi. wiken ni baru nokgi tapi sabtu tenki ujan pulop..
best... dan cantik2 gambar dan orangnya,....
huu..cantiknya! tak sabar nak habis pantang, nak keluar rmh!
atoyis >> mekaceh, puji bunga dgn org dlm gmbr sekali eheh
k/mas >> kat sini ada yg dh gugur minggu ni, nsb baik mggu lepas dh pulun posing
oyis >> boots size mace kasut McDonalds, besar gilo hehe.
munira >> kalau nk terbang ke tokyo, mmg sesuai terbang di musim spring ni :D
kak ina >> nyampah kan? rasa loya gitu lepas tgk ngeeee
nurul >> bila duk bawah pokok2 tu pun, rasa sgt2 tenang :)
murni >> ore pun jupo tulip tu maso nk dekat2 layu doh huhu
kak sham >> tenkiu la sudi gak puji org dlm gmbr tu jugak ekekkeke
nadiah >> ada brp hari lagi nadiah? sabauu ye :D
indah nya pandangan... sangat2 cantik Tie... thanks for sharing... damai jap rasa jiwa tgk ciptaan Allah yang cantik dan indah ni...
n3 terbaru kakyong.com Best sangat ke drama Asmara tv3 ni..???
k/yong >> mmg sgt2 mendamaikan masa tgk tu. cantik sgt ciptaan Allah kan
subhanallah, cantiknya... org2 kt malaysia skrg dok berangan je... ade la pokok2 bunga2 ala2 cmtu dok berguguran skrg... berangan la mcm dok kt jepun/korea... haha... pepun, me teringat para2 sakura...
Shira >> kalau tgk sakura je, mmg teringat cerita para2 sakura dgn tarian dia sekali hehe
tie,
nak pinjam salah satu gambar ni.. ade projek tampal menampak sikit...
buleh ya...
weeeee marvelous sangat!bestnyaaaa
Subhannallah.. cantik2nya gambar bunga ni.. Gambar Yatie posing sekeluarga pun cantik jugak.. Lepas ni gambar2 ni kena cuci, then gantung kat frame besar ye..
Bertuah badan dapat menikmati keindahan alam ciptaan Tuhan depan mata sendiri.. Suka entri ni.
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