Related Pages

Travel Community tukusigal Birthplace of Imari Porcelain Asian Plum Blossom Season is Coming...

Survey

Have you visited Japan in the last 3 years? Yes No see results Other Surveys: Preferred Airport Favorite hotel reservation website Favorite travel guide books How to improve tourism Next trip to Japan Purpose of visit Most popular region Have you recently entered Japan?

japan-guide.com newsletter

Keeping you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. Click here to subscribe!

Travel Reports by tukusigal view profile of tukusigal Asian Plum Blossom Season is Coming Soon to Dazaifu! previous post index next post January 11, 2012 - Asian Plum Blossom Season is Coming... The Asian plum blossom season is coming soon to Dazaifu!   Dazaifu is famous for the Asian plum trees.  They bloom from mid-February to early March.  I am a Japanese who grew up in Fukuoka, but I have lived in the U.S. for decades.  Last year I had a chance to go back to Japan late February and to see the plum blossom at Dazaifu after many years' absence.   They were late in bloom last year for some reason (only 10-20% were in bloom ).  I hope they will be right on schedule this year.  The famous tree in front of the main shrine, "Tobi-Ume (Flying Plum Tree)", blooms ahead of all the other plum trees, usually in early February (in some years in late January).   Asian plum trees were introduced from China (Tang Dynasty) to Japan in the 8th century, and became the favorite of many Japanese artists - there are many ancient poems about plum blossoms written in 8-9th centuries.   This tree was only about in 1% bloom. This plum blossom was on a rural road outside the Dazaifu shrine, but was in full bloom - I had to take a picture of it. After viewing the blossom, let's go in one of the tea (rest) houses and enjoy sake with hot food. Ume-ga-e-mochi (Plum-Tree-Branch rice cakes) are a must to have, too.  One of what I enjoy when I am back in Japan is that some coffee shops serve coffee in china like this (this was Wedgwood) - pretty incredible. For more details, please check out :   http://kyushujapan.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/dazaifu-shrine-asian-plum-blossom-如月の太宰府%E3%80%80梅の花をめでて/ previous post index next post List of Posts: 2012/02/21 - Birthplace of Imari Porcelain 2012/01/11 - Asian Plum Blossom Season is Coming...