wisteria dangles
to its heart's content...
fresh green leaves
存分に藤ぶら下るわか葉哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).
Trans. David Lanoue.
Wisteria flowers begin to appear as spring deepens, cascading from trellises erected in many Kyōto temples, shrines, and famously in the Toba Water Treatment Plant!
#Kyoto #京都
to its heart's content...
fresh green leaves
存分に藤ぶら下るわか葉哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).
Trans. David Lanoue.
Wisteria flowers begin to appear as spring deepens, cascading from trellises erected in many Kyōto temples, shrines, and famously in the Toba Water Treatment Plant!
#Kyoto #京都
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Wisteria, thanks to their resilience, have come to symbolise longevity and even immortality. The 1200 year old trees in Saitama's Tōka-en Wisteria Garden (藤花園) are some of Japan's oldest.
In kabuki (歌舞伎) the flowers represent love, tenderness and sensitivity.
#wisteria #hanakotoba #花言葉
#wisteria #Japan #Kyoto #藤 #浮世絵 #ukiyoe