Temple roof with red and green leaves in sunlight (Photo: Takako Sakamoto)

Verdant Shougenji Temple in May

Beautiful Japanese garden revived by fresh green

Takako Sakamoto   - 1 min read

Shougenji Temple in Fukui has a beautiful Japanese garden. Although small, it delighted my eyes when I visited it last autumn and winter. At the last visit, I noticed that there is a wisteria trellis inside the garden, and I promised myself to come back again to see the fully blooming wisteria in May. However, I visited it too late...they were already shriveled under the hot sun. Instead, I found brilliant green leaves and other flowers, azaleas, irises and purple orchids. The garden also has a lotus pond, which will be beautiful in July. I guessed it right, this garden is beautiful throughout the year!

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Takako Sakamoto

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...