Four Seasons In the Museum

The museum is colored with a wide variety of flowers, plants and trees. The riches of nature which fills our museum has as well been attracted visitors since its foundation. Please enjoy the beauty of nature of Japan, too, when you visit our museum.

Spring（April-June）

Carpet of dame’s violet（Orychophragmus violaceus）

Carpet of dame’s violet（Orychophragmus violaceus）

Forest in front of house of Korekiyo Takahashi
Early April

Kerria japonica

Kerria japonica

Musashino spring-fed pond
Early April

Thunbery spirea blooming in a moat floating cherry blossoms

Thunberg spirea blooming

Place：Nearby Police Box at the Mansei Bridge
Early April

Japanese iris

Japanese iris

Place：Musashino spring-fed pond
Early April

Weeping cherry

Weeping cherry

Place：Residence of Hachirouemon Mitsui
Early April

Weeping cherry in fresh green

Weeping cherry

Place：In front of Police Box at the Mansei Bridge
Early April

Satozakura on Yamanote road

Satozakura

Place：Yamanote street
Mid-April

Satozakura dying around the house pink

Satozakura

Place：Nearby Farmhouse of the Tsunashima Family and Elevated Granary from Amami-Oshima Island
Mid-April

Flow of Hake and Rhododendron dilatatum

Rhododendron dilatatum

Place：Musashino spring-fed pond
Mid-April

Hydrangea

Hydrangea

Place：Various places in the museum
Early June

Plum

Plum

Place：House of Kunio Mayekawa
Early June

Japanese maple

Japanese maple

Place：House of Kunio Mayekawa
Early June

Summer（July～September）

Lilium longiflorum

Lilium longiflorum

Place：Nearby Ueno fire department watch tower upper section
Mid-August

Cluster amaryllis

Cluster amaryllis

Place：Forest zone
Mid-September

Autumn（October～December）

Japanese pampas grass

Japanese pampas grass

Place：Nearby Farmhouse of the Tsunashima Family, Elevated Granary from Amami-Oshima Island and forest zone
September

Osmanthus fragrans

Osmanthus fragrans

Place：House of Koide and the entrance of Visitor Center
Early October

One-year-old citron

One-year-old citron

Place：House of the Leader of the Hachioji Guards
About November

Japanese maple

Japanese maple

Place：Garden in the House of Korekiyo Takahashi and Farmhouse of the Tenmyo Family
Late November

Winter（January～March）

White plum

White plum

Place：Residence of Hachirouemon Mitsui
Late February

Erythronium japonica Decne in full bloom

Erythronium japonica

Place：Musashino spring-fed pond
Late March

Japanese cornel

Japanese cornel

Place：Residence of Hachirouemon Mitsui
Late March

*The flowering time mentioned may change depending on the year.

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