< p>Not only world-famous for the symbolic flower cherry blossom in Japan, there is also another type of flower that is also known and loved by many people who are willing to wait all year to admire it once. That is the spider lily (Photo: Tokyo Times).
The spider lily is considered as a symbol of Japanese autumn. In Japanese this flower is called higanbana. They grow in bushes several tens of centimeters high and bloom simultaneously, creating a scene like a vast flower field (Photo: Aichi Now).
From mid-September to the end of October is the time when the spider lily blooms in its most brilliant red color. When flowers bloom, it is also a sign that autumn is coming in the land of the rising sun (Photo: ikidane-nippon).
The best time to see and photograph spider lilies is at dawn or dusk when the sun shines high, highlighting the bright red color of the flower field. Visitors just need to hold up the camera without having to edit and choose a complicated angle to still have a series of picturesque pictures (Photo: Keisuke Moriya).
In Japan, the largest field of spider lilies is located in Kinchakuda park, Saitama province. Here there are more than 5 million trees blooming at the same time every autumn. In addition to this location, visitors can also visit Kenei Gongendo park (Saitama province) or Gugyo-ji temple (Ibaraki province) to admire the brilliant “sea of flowers” (Photo: Aichi Now).
< p>Some other places that also have beautiful spider lilies that many tourists cannot miss are Anao-ji temple in the ancient capital of Kyoto, Katsuragi Hitokotonushi temple in Nara province or Katsuhama park in Shiga province.
Not only do they appear in large parks, spider lilies also grow throughout the forests or along roads in the countryside. Besides the green color of the grass and vegetables, the bright red color of the spider lilies makes the scene even more striking and visually appealing.
Another special thing is that in places where there are many spider lilies, people We often organize flower festivals. The largest and most famous event about this flower is held at Kinchakuda park (in Hidaka city, Saitama province) about 1 hour away from Tokyo (Photo: Keisuke Moriya).
Every holiday season The spider lily festival brings tourists from all over and people from around the region flocking to visit and admire the symbolic flower. They can also enjoy specialties at the festival, buy local products as gifts or participate in interesting experiential activities such as camping.
The past two years have been affected by Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the spider lily festival in Japan had to be canceled to ensure safety. Everyone hopes that the epidemic will soon pass so that people’s lives can stabilize and wait for the bright red flower seasons next year.
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