Had to go to the city hall last week. A
counter was immediately available (no queues!) when I got there. The lady at
the counter was very adept, and the whole affair was over in less than 10
minutes .... that’s quicker than the train ride there from my house(!) (which
is 16 minutes).
An azalea bonsai exhibition was happening
on the ground level, and that kept me longer at the Kasugai City Hall. Don’t know when
the exhibition started or will it will end; it’s actually a spring exhibit, so probably
will run for a few days into June. 
The bonsai is another symbol of Japan, an art
tradition that dates back to several thousand years. The word bonsai literally
means “tray planting”; the growth of the plants are confined in the small pots that
they are planted in.
In these photos, notice the trays are usually rectangular
in shape, although are also rounded or oval, and all have low-sides. I believe
some of the plants on show are more than a few decades old!
Non-azalea bonsais with a "wind-swept look" at the exhibition (can you tell the names of these two plants?)
p.s. more late spring/ early summer blooms
Above: white clover meadow; R: close-up (Tsuruma Park)
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| Above: name? (Tsuruma Park) |
Above: name? (Tsuruma Park)
Above: orange and yellow marigold (Tsuruma Park)
Above: name? (Tsuruma Park)
Above: a bed of red, pink white, and yellow roses (Tsuruma Park)
Above: climbing roses in full bloom (Tsuruma Park)
Above: just starting to bloom hydrangeas (ajisai) on a sidewalk
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