plum flowers far and near
shall I go to the south?
shall I go north?
梅遠近南すべく北すべく
-Yosa-no-Buson (与謝蕪村 1716-84).

one branch makes
Kyōto's sky...
plum blossoms
片枝は都の空よむめの花
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1802.
Trans. David Lanoue.
#haiku #plumblossoms #ume

🔍👀IN SEARCH OF BLOSSOMS🗺️🌸

Plum blossoms (梅 'ume'/aka the 'Japanese apricot') herald springtime in Japan, arriving a few weeks before the first cherry blossoms (桜)🙌

Here is a handy thread about some of the best places to catch ume in Kyōto...

#Kyoto #京都 #梅 #plumblossoms #ume #梅の花 #Japan