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　It may not be much talked about during the cherry blossom season when people wait and enjoy the coming of spring, but if you look closely, Japanese maple (also known as Iroha maple) is quietly blooming. At the same time as the young leaves, there is a scattered inflorescence at the tip of the young branches, and a delicate dark red florets hang down. 5 pieces of calyx and petals.

Of the approximately 6,000 trees in the Hamarikyu Garden, about 25 are in Japanese maple. The leaves are small and palm-shaped, split 5 to 7, and from buds to early summer and autumn leaves season, changes in color from blue green to green to yellow to red are a great attraction, and the refreshing young leaves of this period are also very attractive. Will be caught. When viewed through the sun's light, the pale green hue overlaps and the beauty is even more emphasized.

Against the backdrop of the restored Ochiya group, the color of the green gradation woven by burning young leaves is a unique scene of our garden. Green is a color that makes you feel the vitality and heals the viewer's heart.