Beautiful Plum Blossoms!

There is a beautiful mountain 20 minutes from our house that is covered in plum trees. Many people come from all around to see the plum blossoms. 

It is called Anoo Bairin (Anoo Plum Forest), in the City of Gojo, Nara Prefecture. 

賀名生（あのう）梅林

It is a beautiful hike up the mountain, and great for a picnic. We went twice this year, this time the blossoms were only half out, but they were still beautiful.

The weeping plum blooms a darker pink

A bee collecting pollen

Here is a blog that explains the origin of the region name in Japanese:

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/heijyousennto1300/11305835.html

Visited March 2008