A popular autumn flower in Japan, cosmos can be found in popular spots like Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki and Showa Kinen Park in Tokyo. Known as kiku in Japanese, chrysanthemums hold significant ...

Japan’s native range offers varied climates ... In the West, iris flowers symbolize trust, bravery, wisdom, and hope. Cosmos ...

About 1 million flowering cosmos plants at Washigamine Cosmos Park in ... and the park will be closed for a certain number of hours. Note: In Japan this year, October 12 to 14 is a three-day ...

NARA -- A richly colored seasonal display of water-filled glass cubes featuring some of the thousands of cosmos flowers grown at a temple in this west Japan city is underway. About 150,000 of the ...

Another beautiful flower that is part of Japanese tradition is Kosumosu (Cosmos). It blooms during the fall and adds beautiful meaning to Japanese life. The flower stands for love, purity ...

Cosmos sulphereus: These flowers are typically yellow and are ... "Occasionally, we will find a Japanese beetle or other insect chomping on their leaves," says Joray. Check with your local ...

Unlike many other still and quiet flowers, cosmos flowers are always in graceful ... winning many prizes during the period of Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945). But those hobbies didn’t last ...

Bright yellow cosmos flowers pop against the blue skies of Kawasaki Town in northern Japan's Miyagi Prefecture. Michinoku Park is home to about 1.8 million Kibana cosmos, which can be enjoyed ...

The cosmos garden at Kinryu Park in Saga City features approximately 330,000 of the flowers grown on 3 hectares ... as the "autumn cherry blossom" in Japanese.

Cosmos flowers were so named because of the beauty ... the column provides useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.