Lespedeza (Japanese Bush Clover) 萩（ハギ）

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

They are the flowers of lespedeza or Japanese bush clovers at Kan'-ei-ji temple in Ueno, Tokyo and in my neighborhood. 

Japanese bush clovers at Kan'-ei-ji temple 上野寛永寺の萩

Lespedeza at Kan'-ei-ji temple in Ueno 上野寛永寺の萩

Japanese bush clovers in my neighborhood 近所の萩

Two things surprised me😲. One is that I found the bright pink flowers while walking in my neighborhood. I assumed that Japanese bush clovers grew in only special places, like temples or gardens, and that's why last year I went to Mukojima Hykkaen Garden in Tokyo to see them, which took me over an hour by train to get there. The other is the timing of flowering. Last year I saw the flowers in late September, but it's still the beginning of June. Isn't it too early😆?  

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上野寛永寺と近所の萩です。萩って特別な場所にしか咲かないと思い込んでいたので（去年はわざわざ向島百花園に行きました。）近所で見かけてびっくり😲 しかも去年は9月末に見たのに今はまだ6月頭。色々驚きました。

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