Viewing season finally arrives for the plum trees of Odawara Castle/Kanagawa

Translated from the original article at: http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/1202260018/

February 27, 2012

 

The plum trees of Odawara Castle’s Joushi Park are ready to be viewed.

The wait is over. At the Joushi Park of Odawara Castle (Inside the castle grounds of Odawara city), 250 plum trees are finally available for viewing. The red blossomed plum trees are in full bloom with white blossomed trees at half bloom. Due to the effects of this year's cold wave and light rainfall, the blooming was over half a month late. The Sogabairin plum orchard and other notable areas of the city celebrating the plum festival have extended their sessions from the 29^th until March 4^th.

Tourists collecting pictures of the plum trees in full bloom could already feel the arrival of spring.

Original text:

小田原城の梅がようやく見ごろ/神奈川

2012年2月27日

見ごろを迎えた小田原城址公園の梅

お待たせしました―。小田原城址公園（小田原市城内）にある約２５０本の梅がようやく見ごろを迎えた。紅梅は満開、白梅は５分咲。ことしは寒波や少雨の影響で半月以上の遅れ。曽我梅林など市内の各名所を会場にした恒例の「梅まつり」も会期を29日から３月４日に延長した。

観光客は満開の梅を見つけてカメラに収め、春の訪れを感じていた。