“We hope to draw on this method to preserve our other ume trees as well.” More blossoms appeared on this and other cloned trees, which are planted in the shrine’s famed ume orchard. The ...

No author could have been more partial to flowers of ume Japanese apricots than Eiji Yoshikawa. Yoshikawa (1892-1962) just loved the blossoms whether seeing them in someone’s garden across a ...

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But few know about the equally heavenly sight of plum blossoms that first bloom in Japan as early as February 2025, carpeting park landscapes in muted pastels. While the Sakura season in the ‘land of ...

Japan is currently right in the middle of plum blossom season. Though they don’t get as much attention internationally as cherry blossoms, plum, or ume (as they’re called in Japanese) flowers are also ...

Cherry blossoms mark the beginning of spring ... Poetic examples of blooming plums, or “ume” in Japanese, are found in “Man’yōshū,” or a “Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves ...

As winter’s chill lingers in the air, the delicate plum blossom, or ume, emerges in Tokyo, signaling the first hint of spring before the more famous cherry blossoms steal the spotlight.

Mariage Frères unveils its 2025 spring collection, featuring two exquisite floral teas, Sakura, Sakura! and Ume Cha, inspired ...