Plum trees, also known as Japanese apricots, were first planted at Hanegi Park in the late 1960s, with more added during ...

KYOTO—An ume blossom that sprouted at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine here in early March is a world first that bloomed on a cloned Japanese apricot tree using tissue culture technology. The dark ...

Ahead of cherry blossom season, the ume or plum blossoms brighten up the colder months in Japan. This guide introduces the different varieties. This type of ume is close to the original species ...

Watching blooming plum trees, often by moonlight ... Poetic examples of blooming plums, or “ume” in Japanese, are found in “Man’yōshū,” or a “Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves ...

The chefs of Otowasan Kannonji Temple teach us how to make ume plum kanro-ni. First, simmer plums by changing hot water 2 to 3 times to remove their bitterness. Then, mix with sugar in 3 steps to ...

The goken-no-ume tree is particularly special as it has both ... (¥1,000 per seat) Note that the tour is in Japanese only. All events except for the tea ceremony demonstration are free, but ...

Japan-based freelance writer and director Felicity ... its famous mountainside orchards blossom as almost a million ume trees bloom. Ume is a fruit that resembles, and is related to, apricots ...

Setagaya's Hanegi Park is home to over 600 plum blossom trees. These small ... The Setagaya Plum Festival (or Setagaya Ume Matsuri) celebrates the flowering season with events like mochi pounding ...