Osaka

Tower of the Sun and Plum Blossoms

Plum Festival at The Natural and Cultural Gardens

Takako Sakamoto Mar 07, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>Tower of the Sun and 'Yae-ume' plum blossoms under the bright blue sky!</p>

<p>Petals of white plum blossoms melting into soft bright sunshine</p>

<p>The blurry Tower of the Sun in the background reminds me of long-forgotten memories</p>

<p>Luscious buds bring a tinge of red to the background</p>

<p>Impressive 'Yae-ume' plum blossom with many layers of petals</p>

<p>Elegant 'Yae-chidori' plum blossoms</p>

On March 13th 2012, the third Plum Blossom Festival was held at the Expo Commemoration Park in Osaka.

Since 1998, the Expo Commemoration Park has been collecting new varieties of plum trees to make its plum grove the best grove in the world in terms of variety. The Natural and Cultural Gardens and Japanese Garden in the park have a total of 680 plum trees including 150 different varieties. Once you step inside these gardens, the sweet scent of the plum blossom envelops you. On every visit, Tower of the Sun, the symbol of Expo '70, inspires me to take pictures of plum trees and the tower together.

Plum Blossom Festival at Expo Commemoration Park 1. Tower of the Sun and Plum Blossoms 2. Glorious Plum Blossoms at Expo Park 3. Lost Property on a Plum Tree Branch

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...