 Most viewed - Yoshino Baigo Plum Blossoms 吉野梅郷 |
Weeping plum blossoms at the top of the plum tree "waterfall."620 views
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Yoshino Baigo plum trees410 views
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Closeup of "sakura-bai." Very beautiful. 桜梅402 views
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Red weeping plum blossoms281 views
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A "waterfall" of weeping plum blossoms (Shidare ume no taki) しだれ梅の滝235 views
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Red weeping plum blossoms at park entrance210 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.205 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...200 views
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Kimono museum. I thought the admission fee was too expensive so I didn't enter.176 views
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Plum trees all around Yoshino baigo169 views
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Path to exit168 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.156 views
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Plum trees line the streets126 views
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Road to Yoshino Baigo. Almost the entire town is lined with plum trees.119 views
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Tamagawa River as seen from the bridge.116 views
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Entrance to a temple with a view115 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.114 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113 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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About 120 varieties of plum blossoms are planted, attracting 60,000 to 100,000 visitors during the flowering season.111 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.109 views
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Ume no Koen park straight ahead, you can see the hill covered with white.109 views
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Pink and white weeping plum blossoms107 views
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Red 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).105 views
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White weeping plum blossoms101 views
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Photogenic pink plum tree100 views
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Ume no Koen (Plum Park) is a public park open from 9 am to 5 pm.99 views
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Path on hillside of plum trees96 views
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Near the entrance to Ume no Koen plum blossom park that opened in March 1972.94 views
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Work of art by nature93 views
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These red ones also smell very nice. Different from the white ones.92 views
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The question is, where are the plums (fruit)? You see only flowers.92 views
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White weeping plum blossoms89 views
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With about 1,300 plum trees, this park is probably Tokyo's largest plum tree grove.89 views
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Path in plum park87 views
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Taiko-bashi Bridge87 views
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Pink weeping plum blossoms86 views
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Needless to say, the entire place was filled with sweet fragrance.86 views
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I sure had my fill of plum blossoms this year...86 views
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Hillside plum trees85 views
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White plum blossoms85 views
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Spectacular view85 views
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Wish the sweet fragrance could come through your computer screen...82 views
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View from top78 views
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A "waterfall" of weeping plum blossoms しだれ梅の滝78 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.78 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.76 views
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Photogenic pink plum tree74 views
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Path going further up the hill74 views
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Perhaps the most common species of plum blossom.73 views
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Path going further up the hill73 views
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Fluffy blossoms73 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.72 views
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The park has about 120 varieties of plum blossoms. You can see how different they look.71 views
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Spectacular viewpoint71 views
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The reds and whites contrast well with the dark greens...71 views
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Rest house at top of the hill70 views
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Notice the plum blossom "waterfall" on the left.70 views
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Rest house69 views
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This one is nicknamed "Married couple" blossom because it looks like two flowers have fused as one.68 views
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View from one observation rest house67 views
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Weeping plum trees part of the "waterfall"67 views
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Cherry blossom-type plum blossom called "sakura-bai." 桜梅66 views
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The park is 35,000 sq. meters.65 views
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I think the white ones smell the sweetest...64 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.64 views
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Minabe in Wakayama Pref. is the only place where I saw more plum blossoms than this.62 views
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Photogenic blossoms61 views
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Another tree with photogenic blossoms60 views
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