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  1. the spring wind
    still cold...
    with such a scent of plum blossoms
    I just cannot close
    my windows’ paper sliders

    はる風は
    まだ寒けれど
    梅香に
    まどのさうじも
    さされざりけり
    -Ōtagaki Rengetsu (太田垣蓮月 1791-1875).

    #Kyoto #梅の花 #ume #京都 #blossoms #plumblossoms #Japan

  2. 🔍THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR👀

    🎎 Ume (梅の花):
    Flowers grow directly from the branch and have no stem.

    are the sparrows too
    having a private party?
    plum blossoms
    雀らも身祝するか梅の花
    -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1804.
    Trans. David G. Lanoue.

    #Kyoto #plumblossoms #京都 # #Japan

  3. plum flowers far and near
    shall I go to the south?
    shall I go north?
    梅遠近南すべく北すべく
    -Yosa-no-Buson (与謝蕪村 1716-84).

    one branch makes
    Kyōto's sky...
    plum blossoms
    片枝は都の空よむめの花
    -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1802.
    Trans. David Lanoue.
    #haiku #plumblossoms #ume

  4. 🔍👀IN SEARCH OF BLOSSOMS🗺️🌸

    Plum blossoms (梅 'ume'/aka the 'Japanese apricot') herald springtime in Japan, arriving a few weeks before the first cherry blossoms (桜)🙌

    Here is a handy thread about some of the best places to catch ume in Kyōto...

    #Kyoto #京都 # #plumblossoms #ume #梅の花 #Japan

  5. one plum blossom
    brings us just one more
    step to the warmth

    梅一輪
    一輪ほどの
    暖かさ

    -Hattori Ransetsu (服部嵐雪 1654-1707).
    Trans. Gabi Greve.

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #plumblossoms #umeblossoms # #和菓子 #生菓子 #spring #haiku

  6. the spring wind
    still cold...
    with such a scent of plum blossoms
    I just cannot close
    my windows’ paper sliders

    はる風は
    まだ寒けれど
    梅香に
    まどのさうじも
    さされざりけり
    -Ōtagaki Rengetsu (太田垣蓮月 1791-1875).

    #Kyoto #梅の花 #ume #京都 #blossoms #plumblossoms #Japan

  7. 'Kokubaimochi' (黒梅餅 'black plum mochi'), sold for a short time by Oimatsu (老松) at Baika-sai (梅花祭), are named after a rare species of plum found at Kitano Tenman-gū.

    #wagashi #ume #plumblossoms #和菓子 #oimatsu #老松 #Kyoto #京都

  8. one branch makes
    Kyōto's sky...
    plum blossoms
    片枝は都の空よむめの花
    -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1802.
    Trans. David Lanoue.

    This will act as a handy thread if you are wondering about some of the best places to catch ume in Kyōto

    #Kyoto #京都 # #plumblossoms #ume #梅の花 #Japan

    Do add your own suggestions!🙇‍♂️

  9. 🔍👀IN SEARCH OF BLOSSOMS🗺️🌸

    Plum blossoms (梅 'ume'/aka the 'Japanese apricot') herald springtime in Japan, arriving a few weeks before the first cherry blossoms🙌

    With a spattering of snow on the ground it feels too cold for blossoms, but on the trees you will see the buds ready to bloom.

    #Kyoto #京都 #plumblossoms # #梅の花

  10. the spring wind
    still cold...
    with such a scent of plum blossoms
    I just cannot close
    my windows’ paper sliders

    はる風は
    まだ寒けれど
    梅香に
    まどのさうじも
    さされざりけり
    -Ōtagaki Rengetsu (太田垣蓮月 1791-1875).

    #Kyoto #梅の花 #ume #京都 #blossoms #plumblossoms #Japan

  11. 🔍👀IN SEARCH OF BLOSSOMS🗺️🌸

    The plum blossoms are blooming again, and the city is awaking from its winter slumber.

    Here is a handy thread about some of the best places to catch ume in Kyōto...

    #Kyoto #京都 # #plumblossoms #ume #梅の花 #Japan

    Do add your own suggestions!🙇‍♂️