White Ajuga 白のアジュガ

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These are WHITE ajuga. I've seen purple and pink ajuga but it's my first time to see white ones.

2026/4/17

Ring-Cupped Oak (Quercus Glauca) アラカシ（粗樫）

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Ring-cupped oak or Japanese blue oak trees (Quercus glauca) are native to Asia and can be found across Japan. They produce acorns from October to November and the acorns are not only fed on by insects and birds but were eaten by people as a famine food in Japan. Oak trees are usually known for the acorns but ring-cupped oak trees produce beautiful cylindrical flowers and red shoots, which look like the heads of Pteranodon to me (scroll down), from April to May.

2026/4/15

Ginkgo (Ginkgo Biloba) イチョウ（銀杏）

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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is native to China but can now be found across Japan. The tree, a gymnosperm plant, has male and female trees. The male trees have catkin like male flowers from April to May, which produce pollen, while the female trees have female flowers also from April to May and fruits from September to November. 

2024/11/30

2025/11/1

Satsuki Azalea (Rhododendron Indicum) サツキ

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Satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum) is native to Japan and can be found across the country. The plant produces white, pink, and red flowers from April to June in Japan. As azalea usually flowers in dense masses, they attract not only attention but also tourists and fee in some parks! 

2026/4/15

Japan categorizes azalea broadly into three types as follows:

Japanese Snowball Bush (Viburnum Plicatum Var. Plicatum F. Plicatum) オオデマリ（大手毬）

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The Japanese snowball bush (Viburnum plicatum var. plicatum f. plicatum) is native to, and can be found across, Japan. The bush generally produces flowers from April to June, which are green and like broccoli when in bud and then turn snow white when open.

2023/4/21

Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia Glyptostroboides) メタセコイア

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Some plants are aesthetically pleasing throughout the year and dawn redwood trees (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) are one of them. In autumn, their leaves create a gorgeous view (scroll down) while from spring to summer, the leaves create a magnificent, fresh green view and the small deep green cones make me chuckle with their matcha chocolate like appearance. 

2026/4/15

Sawtooth Oak (Quercus Acutissima) クヌギ（櫟）

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Sawtooth oak trees (Quercus acutissima) are native to North East Asia and can be found across Japan. The trees are known for their acorns but the flowers, produced from April to May, are beautiful and remind me of a "noren" or bead curtain hung at the entrance of many izakaya restaurants in Japan😆.     

2026/4/1

Blueberry ブルーベリー

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Blueberry is native to North America but can now be found across Japan, producing flowers from April to May and fruits from early June to early September in Japan. Surprisingly, Tokyo is the largest producer of blueberries in Japan. 

2026/4/15

Chinese Fringe Flower (Loropetalum Chinense) トキワマンサク（常盤万作）

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Chinese fringe flowers (Loropetalum chinense) are native to southern China, Japan, and Northeast India. They produce ribbon shaped white flowers from April to May. According to the internet, they have four ribbon shaped petals but they look like having more than four petals. The plant also produces pink flowers.

2024/4/10

Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria Floribunda) 藤（フジ）

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Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda) is native to Japan but can't be so necessarily found in many places because of difficulty to get them to flower. Maybe for that reason, Japanese wisteria is grown in temples, shrines, famous gardens, and even churches! Some of these photos were taken at Hama-rikyu Gardens and Hie Jinja shrine in Tokyo.

2025/4/19

Chinese Fringe Flower (Loropetalum Chinense Var. Rubrum) ベニバナトキワマンサク（紅花常盤万作）

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Chinese fringe flowers (Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum) are native to China but are now grown across Japan. They produce ribbon shaped pink flowers from April to May, which are pretty, and their ribbon shaped buds are also cute! According to the internet, they have four ribbon shaped petals, but to me, they look like having more than four petals. The plant also produces white flowers. 

2026/3/28