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One of the best places to view hagi in the city is at Nashinoki-jinja (梨木神社), beside the imperial palace.
Between September 21st-23rd, when the bush clover is in full bloom, the shrine celebrates 'Hagi Matsuri' (萩祭 'Bush Clover Festival') with dances, archery and tea ceremonies.
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Kameya Yoshinaga's (亀屋良長) 'kobore-hagi' (こぼれ萩) is named after the image of bush clover flowers seemingly 'spilling out' from the main plant.
Nashinoki-jinja (梨木神社), known as the 'Bush Clover Shrine', is one of the best places to see hagi in Kyōto.
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mingled with tiny shells
I saw scattered petals
of bush-clovers
rolling with the waves
波の間や小貝にまじる萩の塵
-Matsuo Bashō 1644-94).Of all the flowers, the bush clover was a favourite with poets (in the Man'yōshū it is mentioned 140 times, more than any other plant!).
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