Monday, May 2, 2016

AN AZALEA GARDEN IN A SHRINE.  根津神社

There is a famous azalea garden in Nezu shrine.
It takes about 15 minutes from our house by car.



An azalea garden.



It was Saturday , many people were there.



The azalea blossoms were in full bloom.



This five leaf azalea is a symbol plant for Princess Aiko.



The flower of five leaf azalea.



This azalea is very popular.



Each bud is covered with  sticky liquid brown leaf,which protect each bud from small insects.


It was a cloudy day.



The gate of the shrine.



Nezu shrine. Many people  formed a line and waited for worship.



Thanks for visiting this post.








39 comments:

  1. This Azalea Gardens is a very pretty sight in Spring. All the colourful shrubs being planted together in a myriad of colours make a beautiful painting. I could spend many hours sitting there on the bench just to relax and read a good book.

    I am amazed at nature's wonders to see the brown sticky thing that covered to protect the azalea's buds from insects. I guess these flowers are fragrant and has some sweetness inside. Thanks for sharing Minaru-San.

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    1. Dear Twilight Man.
      Thank you very much for your comment. I think mother nature is truly wonderful.

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  2. So gorgeous with all those flowers!

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  3. un merveilleux jardin avec tout l'art ancestral japonais * j'aime toutes les images et plus particulièrement la deuxième où les azalées et les visiteurs ne font qu'un ensemble * merci pour cette belle promenade *

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  4. Hi. Really impressive garden. Notice that there is a good and popular place. People have a lot of.

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  5. The gardens looks lovely - they seem to be very popular too, and I can see why with so much beautiful nature to be seen. I hope you had a lovely time.

    Sharing snapshots at Captured By Jade

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  6. 子供のころに家の庭にあるツツジの花のガクをとって蜜を吸ったことを覚えています。奈良の我が家では淡いピンクの雲仙ツツジが満開。神社にこんな素敵なツツジ園があるのですね。このツツジ園は神戸の相楽園に似ている気がしますが、神戸のは古い洋館のある公園です。私の五月初ポストは山ツツジです。

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    1. Dear Yoko sama.
      おはようございます。 根津神社は六代将軍家宣の生誕の地としても有名です。谷中、根津、千駄木を谷根千と言って最近は人気スポットになって来ました。

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  7. What an amazing garden... the flowers are sooo beautiful...and so many people are visited it... Thanks for fantastic photos Minoru...

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    1.  Dear Viera.
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  8. Hello Minoru, these azaleas are gorgeous! The colours,the garden and shrine are beautiful to see. Thank you for sharing your visit.

    Enjoy your week!
    Ruby

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  9. They're beautiful - lovely shots!
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/05/snorkeling-on-saint-thomas.html

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  10. To see all those different coloured azaleas in flower must be an amazing sight.

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  11. OMG, what a garden, what lovely blooms! I wanna go there!!!!!

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  12. What a gorgeous place and divine photography ~ floral shots are so colorful!

    Happy Week to you ~ ^_^

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  14. Absolutely magnificent! So much beauty. Thank you very, very much for sharing these delightful photographs with Today's Flowers.

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  15. Wow, the azalea garden is fabulous. I love azaleas and your pictures are just stunning.

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  16. Cute azalea gardens full of colors Minoru. A great pleasure to walk through.
    Good week.
    Un abrazo.

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  17. Hello Minoru, The shrine is beautiful and I love the azalea garden. What a wonderful place to visit.

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  18. Minoru, these are just beautiful.
    I have never seen so many azaleas in one place!

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    1. Dear Lisa.
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  19. ✿゚ه° ·.
    Preciosas jóias da natureza!!!

    Ótimo domingo!!!
    Ótima semana!!!

    ╰⊰✿‿⎠

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  20. I would also like to walk along a country full of beautiful azaleas. :)

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    1.  Dear Giga.
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  21. 素晴らしい写真と情報ありがとうございました。東京近辺でつつじを鑑賞できるなんて、いいですね。 ここメモっておきます。未来の日本旅行のいいアイデアになります。 日本って、いいですねえ。

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    1. Dear Akemi sama.
      こんばんは。谷中、根津、千駄木、最近ではこの辺を歩くのが流行っています。「夕焼けだんだん」なんて所もあります。

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