Wow, I See Cherry Blossoms !!!
Most tourists sometimes enjoy having seen cherry blossoms when they come to Japan at the end of February or early March, but actually sometimes they are not cherry blossoms. But it's understandable if these tourists mistakenly see flowers that are similar to cherry blossoms, because cherry blossoms are the flower most often associated with spring in Japan!
But do you know that there are other flowers that bloom in Japan during spring besides cherry blossoms? In Japan there are 2 types of flowers that bloom during spring: peach blossoms and plum blossoms .
In addition, the most popular type of cherry blossoms in Japan is the type of Somei Yoshino, but there are other types of cherry blossoms such as Kanzakura (winter cherry blossoms) which bloom faster than other cherry blossoms.
Read this article and find out the difference between plum blossoms, peach blossoms and cherry blossoms!
Plum Flower
Plum blossoms bloom faster than cherry blossoms. Usually you will see pink, pink, or white flowers blooming in each garden at the end of January. This is a sign of early spring will be present in Japan. Plum blossoms bloom on twigs and round flower petals, which are the main characteristics of plum blossoms. In addition, different from the buds of cherry blossoms where some flowers can bloom while resembling a bouquet of flowers, the number of flowers that bloom from the plum flower bud is only 1. In addition, plum flower petals are usually dark pink or reddish purple.
Places to See Plums in Tokyo: Hanegi Park, Rikugien, Yoyogi Park, and Yushima Tengu Shrine.
Peach Blossom
Besides plum blossoms, it is possible for you to see peach blossoms during your trip in Japan. Peach blossom blooms from the end of February to the beginning of March. Hinamatsuri (puppet festival / girls day) is celebrated along with the peach flower festival, which is also called "momo no sekku", which falls on March 3 each year. Peach flower petals are pointed, and grow on short branches. Compared to plum blossoms and cherry blossoms, the color of peach flower petals is bright pink.
We recommend you to visit Ibaraki prefecture to see peach blossoms.