Flowers here and there

The beautiful cherry blossom season was over.  Then what comes next?
Lots of flowers such as Azalea, tulip, rose, wisteria and iris. They make us feel relaxed. Here are the flowers in Koto-city.

Azaleas on Kiyosumi Street

Roses at Kiba park

Tulips at Kiba

Wisterias at Furuishiba

These are the irises at Kiba Park. Iris means rainbow in Greek and was named after the Goddess of Rainbow in the Greek mythology. In the language of flowers iris means ‘hope, message, faith, friendship, wisdom’.


In Minato-city, at Nezu Museum, kakitsubata(rabbit-ear iris) is in full bloom in the garden. It’s the special season you are able to see the amazing colors of purple and green. Irises are aquatic plants so you feel relaxed watching them in the pond.

There is a Japanese art exhibition at Nezu museum until the fourteenth of May 2017.
These are Kakitsubata screens (detail) the National Treasure painted by Ogata Korin in eighteenth century. These screens are opened to the public only this limited period of time. Lots of people including foreigners visit the museum to see the paintings and irises in the garden. Let’s enjoy the beautiful flower season here and there in Tokyo.            

  (by Jacky)