Rose garden in a mountain, Atami, Shizuoka - Japan

Hello!♡

Updating this blog is always exciting!

Recently, I travelled down to the coast in Shizuoka to see

the "only" jacaranda flower in mainland Japan.

Apparently there are a few in Miyazaki in Kyushu

and these are the only places in Japan that can grow jacaranda trees.

Beautiful color isn't it?

I adore blue hydrangeas too, but this is a bit outstanding.

I was taking photos of everything then -

a man walking his dog talked to me and told me about jacaranda trees.

They have been growing a lot more trees of jacaranda along the beach

but they are still small and some has flower but most don't yet.

Atamiiii! Tropical peninsula! Gogogo :)

You can do it!

Bloom!

It's apparently the best to visit Atami in End of June-Mid July to watch jacaranda.

They bloomed earlier this year though. This was the only tree in full bloom.

There is a herb and rose garden in a mountain in Atami
where you can overlook at the sea from above.

 I thought rose season has ended long ago,

but it was really impressive how they maintain all kind of flowers.

One of the most beautiful gardens I have visited recently.

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Didn't expect my dress to fit in so well here.

The colors are so instagrammic aren't they?

The rose garden is open from April to July.

I am unsure what they showcase the rest of the year

but it is really worth traveling up here♡

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Rose everywhere♡

Detail:

Akao Herb & Rose Garden

Address: 〒413-0101 Shizuoka Prefecture, Atami, Kamitaga, １０２７−８

Phone:0557-82-1221

Anna Kirishima

Yokohama Walk One

I was born in this place called Yokohama.

Which is located a little away from Tokyo.

I was born there and spent the first one month of my life there.

Watching factories' night lights and smoke coming out of chimneys.

Just like the photo above.

I was born and watched this coastal industrial area every night.

Yokohama is absolutely a beautiful place.

It's chilling and quieter than Tokyo.

The roads are wider and the green is greener.

People are friendly and you can see the sea.

I love it, still.

When I was in Sydney I lived in Bondi.

I guess I really like to be near the ocean.

Yokohama is a romantic date spot.

Especially Minatomirai. ( Check it out if you have a date, really. )

This is a rose garden and a quiet fountain.

I always drop by here whenever I come to Yokohama.

This park is called Minatonomieru Oka Kouen.

Really really relaxing place, Yokohama.

My crush and I are both from Yokohama and

went to Yokohama for our 3rd date

I was walking around alone last weekend and

I just wanted to come back here again with him

and he said yea let's~ :)

So... that's really driving me #HopelessRomantic again.

( Blog title don't lie! )

There are really... a lot of photos of Yokohama so

I am writing two articles for this Yokohama walk♡

Hope someone enjoys my hometown♡

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Anna