{"id":33559,"date":"2022-12-28T13:47:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T05:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=33559"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:31:25","slug":"flora-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2022\/12\/28\/flora-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Flora in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wife – being the lover of plants and a horticulture hobbyist – was constantly observing the interesting plants, trees and shrubbery in winter everywhere we went, and frequently stopping to take pictures using her Samsung Note 9 of things she saw. Sometimes because of how beautiful it looked, and other times because she wanted to bring pictures back home to use in her lessons. Here is a small sample of the pictures she took, and my best recollection of where they were taken!<\/p>\n

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Day 1, Kyoto – Philosopher’s Walk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 2, Nara – Yoshikien Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 2, Nara – Yoshikien Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 2, Nara – Yoshikien Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 3, Kobe – Kobe Herb Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 4, Himeji – Mt. Shosha.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 6, Kyoto – Arashiyama Bamboo Forest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 8, Kanazawa – Kenroku-en.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 8, Kanazawa – Oyama Jinja Shrine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 9, Fukui – Fukui Castle Ruins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 10, Toyama – Matsukawa Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 10, Toyama – Matsukawa Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 10, Toyama – Matsukawa Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 11, Takayama – Shirakawa-Go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 11, Takayama – Shirakawa-Go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 11, Takayama – Shirakawa-Go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 12, Takayama – Hida no Sato.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Day 14, Nagoya – Osu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The wife – being the lover of plants and a horticulture hobbyist – was constantly observing the interesting plants, trees and shrubbery in winter everywhere we went, and frequently stopping to take pictures using her Samsung Note 9 of things<\/p>\n

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