A year in Japan gave me a whole new perspective on the changing seasons, including the flowering seasons. I checked out the flowers in season every month in some of their most famous places in and around Tokyo. I find myself wanting to do the same thing now that I’m back home, something that wasn’t high on my radar before.

Today’s photo is of the ume (plum blossoms) at 池上梅園. Ume are far more impressive against a dark, stone lantern background than against an overcast sky.

Posted on May 6th, 2011 under Japan • Tags: flower lovers guide to tokyo, lanterns, ume. • RSS 2.0 feed • Both comments and pings are currently closed