Spectacular Suzuka Forest Garden
When spring comes, it is usually associated with sakura or cherry blossoms. However, do you know that there is also a beautiful and often under appreciated blooms during this season? These are ume or plums. They usually bloom in February and last until late March. These trees have been associated with the arrival of spring and good fortune. (And I can personally attest to this! Not only did I get a favorable news while sauntering around this garden but also got an absolute one of a kind experience seeing these ethereal weeping plum trees. It was no doubt a breathtaking view!) Suzuka Forest Garden is home to 200 weeping plum trees which is one of the largest plum gardens in Japan. It is in Suzuka City in Mie Prefecture. The entrance fee changes depending on the date and flowering conditions. (When we went there on the third week of March, the entrance fee was raised to 1,700 yen for adults.) The Ten no Ryu and Chi no Ryu kureha-shidare trees, picture above, are both 100 year...
