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Shoyo Hamarikyu ~ Akisakura (cosmos) and Toka maple ~
I woke up this morning with the warmth of the sun shining through the window.
That's why I feel good from the morning.
November 3rd, Culture Day.
Yes, let's go see the autumn cherry blossoms.
Speaking of autumn flowers, autumn cherry blossoms. It's cosmos.
I think many autumn flowers are chrysanthemums, but autumn cherry blossoms are also very close because they are also a cosmos genus of the Asteraceae.
The destination is Hamarikyu Garden.
After entering the Otemon gate, you will find a flower garden.
The autumn cherry blossoms swaying in the wind have a nice cherry blossom color.
As you approach, the sweet scent drifts thanks to the crowd.
I thought the autumn cherry tree was the place of origin in Japan, but it is said that it originated in Central and South America.
There is a record that it came to Japan in Meiji 12 (1879).
If you think about the etymology of cosmos such as "order" and "space", the more you feel the scent of Greek and Latin in the words.
Culture Day and autumn cherry blossoms at Hamarikyu.
What kind of relationship do you have?
Today, November 3rd is the last day of 2022 autumn cherry blossoms blooming in the flower garden of Hamarikyu.
The next day, on November 4, the autumn cherry blossom field will be leveled.
I'm preparing my dress for spring.
They are preparing to turn into a canola flower field.
A giant tree of Karafue
At this time, there are trees that I would like to see at Hamarikyu.
On the west side of Nakashima Bridge, which crosses the Ochiya of Nakajima, a giant maple tree spreads its branches and leaves toward the heavens.
These giant trees were donated by Kiyokuni in 1721 (Kyoho 6) during the era of Yatsushiro Shogun Yoshimune Tokugawa, and it is reported that five trees were hand-planted by Yoshimune himself.
If you go back, you have already spent 300 years.
Looking at the root area and bark, you can feel the strength polished by the wind and snow.
The origin of Karafue is distributed in the Yangtze River basin and Taiwan in China.
The greatness of calling the Chinese dynasty together into "Tang Kara".
I strongly feel the great influence of continental culture during the envoy to the Tang Dynasty era.
The maple leaves have odd cuts, such as 3 to 11 cracks, depending on the type.
The origin of the name maple is said to be frog hand "frog hand" because the leaf shape resembles a frog hand "frog" and "maple".
The leaves of Karafue have a shallow cut and are split three.
It's just like the watering of Kappa.
I've never actually seen kappa, so I can't make sure.
The autumn leaves of Karafue have just begun.
At the beginning of the autumn leaves, it turns orange yellow, which changes from vermilion to red.
Because the trees are strong and the leaves are beautiful, they are widely planted as parks and street trees in urban areas.
Hamarikyu's gozenoki and maple leaves, and ginkgo yellow leaves become vivid from mid-November to early December.
At that time, the preparations for snow hanging and snow protection also reached good points.
This year's cultural day was a sunny day worthy of a sunny day.