That’s how it was started.” It was what Chief Monk Duk-moon said when I met him last week when each red plum blossom branch next to the Gakhwangjeon Hall of Hwaeomsa Temple, Gurye, Jeollabuk ...

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 ...

Held annually each February, the Odawara Plum Blossom Festival is a seasonal highlight in Kanagawa Prefecture. This festival ...

A popular place for plum blossom fans since olden times ... festival in celebration of the 300 plum trees – 50 koubai red blossoms and 150 hakubai white plum trees – on the premises.