When plumtrees bloom the worst of winter is over. It can still be cold, too cold to our liking, but there is promise. Sakura (cherry blossom) has the name and is favored by most, but I like Ume.
The best place to see ume is at Dazaifu Tenmango
Shrine
There is a legend about a plumtree, the tobiume, that came flying from Kyoto to a scholar who was imprisoned here in the Edo period.
Roof detail
Left: A priest conducting a service. Right: Students
come to the shrine to pray for good test results. They write their wishes on
wooden tablets in the shape of a house
More scene of the shrine and gardens:
On another occasion, in February we stopped by on the way to Kyushu’s National Museum where a Van Gogh exhibition drew thousands of people.
March 3rd is girls’ day and many homes and shops
display dolls that are representing a prince and princess with royal household
items for Hina matsuri.
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