Japanese Man Plants Thousands Of Shibazakura Flowers For His Blind Wife To Smell
Dec 24, 2019 by apost team
There is nothing sweeter than a husband who goes out of his way and spends two years planting thousands of flowers for his wife to smell, since she can no longer see them due to suddenly losing her sight from diabetes complications.
That's what happened to Mrs. Kuroki from Japan. After being married since 1956, having two children, and working for decades on their Miyazaki Prefecture dairy farm, they started making retirement plans that included traveling around their home country.
After Mrs. Kuroki lost her vision, the traveling had to be dismissed. Mr. Kuroki decided to plant what has now become a popular local tourist attraction, which is referred to as a “carpet of pink shibazakura flowers,” to fight her depression and unwillingness to leave the house, and to provide company for her by the presence of fascinated onlookers, reports Sora News 24.
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In the decade that has passed, approximately 7,000 visitors can be found there daily to admire the flowers, according to the Metro. Some guests are lucky and get to meet Mr. and Mrs. Kuroki as they walk nearby.
The shibazakura flower grows thickly and spreads over the ground like a lawn. It blooms from mid-April to late May. The shape of its petals looks like those of sakura (cherry blossoms). There is a variety of colors such as different shades of pink, light purple, white, and some have striped patterns.
The following famous shibazakura sites can be easily accessed from Tokyo:
- Hitsujiyama Park is in Chichibu City, about 80 minutes by train from Tokyo. “Shibazakura-No-Oka” is on a hill that has a panoramic view of the town. There are more than 400,000 shibazakura in nine different varieties that cover 1.8 hectares of land.
- The Fuji Shibazakura Festival is held annually when the pink flowers bloom near Lake Motosu at the base of Mt. Fuji. There are over 800,000 shibazakura in six different varieties that cover 2.4 hectares of land. The Mt. Fuji Delicious Food Festival, with tastings of local sweets and cuisines, is also held there.
- The Fuji Motosuko Resort is open from late April to late May from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an entrance fee of 520 yen for those age 13 and up, 210 yen for ages 3 to 12, and free for children less than 3 years of age.
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