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“The atmosphere of Edo”Koishikawa Korakuen’s flower irises (Hanashobu) are in full bloom

On Monday, June 6, 2022, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that the Kanto Koshin region was believed to have entered a rainy season.
I went to shoot flower irises, which was in full bloom, feeling the unique atmosphere of this season.

Koishikawa Korakuen was built as a Samurai residence by Tokugawa Yorifusa, the ancestor of the Mito Tokugawa family, in the early Edo period, and was completed by Mitsukuni, the second feudal lord.
Currently, it is designated as a national special historic site and special place of scenic beauty.

The Iris Square is located on the north side of the park, and both the east gate and the west gate are located beyond the “Daisuisen”, which is said to have been built with Lake Biwa in mind.
From May 25th (Wed) to June 12th (Sun), 2022, an event to “enjoy irises” will be held, and a wooden path has been set up beside the iris field so that you can see it up close.

It seems that some people come to the park for gray herons.

Koishikawa Korakuen

Address: 1-6-6 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Business time: 9am-5pm (admission until 4:30 pm)
Closed days: Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 1 of the following year)
Admission fee: General 300 yen
65 years old and over 150 yen
(Free for elementary school students and younger and junior high school students living and attending school in Tokyo)

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[Shinjuku Gyoen x Naked] NAKED Autumn Foliage in Shinjuku Gyoen 2023 to be held

From November 22 (Wed) to December 3 (Sun), 2023, an autumn foliage lighting event will be held at Shinjuku Gyoen. Following the cherry blossom event this spring, Shinjuku Gyoen and Naked will collaborate again this fall for the autumn foliage event. Shinjuku Gyoen, one of Tokyo’s most famous gardens, is one of the few places in the city where visitors can enjoy the autumn leaves. The 200-meter-long rows of plane trees, the best maple tree spot in the city, Momijiyama, and the “Middle Pond,” with its spectacular reflection in the pond, will offer a world where the autumn leaves of Shinjuku Gyoen and Naked’s art and food are fused together.

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[Aomoriya] “Watsutsu Kaiun Festival,” an event that invites good fortune, and “Tuna Ippon Tsuri Kuji Lottery,” a lottery to catch a tuna, is newly launched.

Hoshino Resort Aomoriya, a hot spring resort where you can fully enjoy Aomori’s culture, will hold the “Watsutsu (*1) Kaiun Festival,” an event where seven Nebuta Seven Gods of Good Luck will greet you and invite good fortune, starting December 1, 2023.

*1 Aomori dialect means “with all one’s heart”.

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[Hoshinoya Karuizawa] Stay Plan to regain health and happiness of mind and body in autumn

Hoshinoya Karuizawa will offer “Karuizawa Kinshu no Kenko Stay” from September 1 to November 30, 2023. Before the weaving experience, the hotel will offer a new experience called “Tour of Autumn Colors in the Valley,” in which guests will tour the grounds with a gardener and learn about the richness of colors woven by nature in autumn. This will help to condition the body and mind while enhancing mental sensitivity and cultivating the ability to cope with seasonal changes.

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