The plum blossoms -an iconic flower that heralds spring,
bloomed nearly a month late, this year
due to abnormal weather caused by global warming.
Plums arrived in Japan along with Buddhism, it is said.
Blossoming fragrantly in the severe cold, the plum signifies
elegance (kihin) and endurance (nintai) in the language of flowers.
Plum blossoms -a beloved symbol of human life blooming in adversity.
Alas, NATURE JAPAN cannot transmit “fragrance,” but opening
your senses to the “rhythms of life” pulsing in the images and sounds
may invite recall of the plums’ sweet pungency.
Rebirth follows death. Spring begins a new cycle of nature.
Give yourself to early spring’s fresh light and wind, and travel
on a journey of the heart to meet yourself anew.
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The plum blossoms -an iconic flower that heralds spring,
bloomed nearly a month late, this year
due to abnormal weather caused by global warming.
Plums arrived in Japan along with Buddhism, it is said.
Blossoming fragrantly in the severe cold, the plum signifies
elegance (kihin) and endurance (nintai) in the language of flowers.
Plum blossoms -a beloved symbol of human life blooming in adversity.
Alas, NATURE JAPAN cannot transmit “fragrance,” but opening
your senses to the “rhythms of life” pulsing in the images and sounds
may invite recall of the plums’ sweet pungency.
Rebirth follows death. Spring begins a new cycle of nature.
Give yourself to early spring’s fresh light and wind, and travel
on a journey of the heart to meet yourself anew.