Koto Plum Trees

A collection of plum blossom folk songs

Original Text

Koto Umebayashi is about a 10-minute walk from Hankyu Kotoen Station, and 39 varieties (about 200 plum trees) are cultivated. When I stopped by on March 2nd, a "Plum Opening Folk Song Gathering" was held, and many people were dancing in the plum grove to match the folk songs. There were also kimono people and it seemed to be fun.

The plums are beautiful.

Original Text

Koto Umebayashi is near Sekigaku. I visited when various kinds of plums were in full bloom. Many people visited, but it wasn't very crowded and I could see it slowly. There was a sale of Japanese sweets in front of the adjacent public hall and I used it. I thought it was sponsored by local people. You can sit down and eat. It was a windy style.

There are many kinds of plums.

Original Text

Koto Umebayashi is a plum forest located about a 10-minute walk from Hankyu "Kotoen Station". It is in front of Koto Public Hall. I visited at the end of February. It is said that this plum forest began in 1884 (Meiji period) when plums, cherry blossoms, etc. were planted in the orchard developed by the then trader "Mataemon Shibakawa". In this plum forest, 36 varieties (about 200) of plums collected from all over the country are cultivated. It was now in bloom for three minutes. It is a plum forest that you can enjoy for a long time because there are many kinds. ...