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Flower Calendar in Kamakura - autumn
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The following are the flower calendar in Kamakura:
Note: <xxx> denotes Japanese name, and (xxx) botanical name.
Late August to mid September
Cotton rose <Fuyo> (Hibiscus mutabilis)
at: Engakuji, Sugimoto-dera, Kaizoji, Myohoji, Myoryuji, Zuisenji
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Mid September
Cluster-amaryllis <Higanbana> (Lycoris radiata)
Higan means equinoctial week and the flowers blossom exactly during the equinoctial week in autumn. Hence the name of Higanbana or Higan flower. Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Eishoji, Hokaiji, Kosokuji at Juniso, Jomyoji, Myo-o-in, Kosokuji at Juniso, Jokomyoji, Sasuke Inari Shrine, Choshoji, Komyoji, Myohoji
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Mid September to early October
Bush clover <Hagi> (Lespedeza bicolor)
at: Tokeiji, Jochiji, Chojuji, Kenchoji, Hokaiji, Eishoji, Jokomyoji, Kaizoji, Myohonji, Hase-dera, Kosokuji at Hase
Fragrant olive <Kinmokusei> (Osmanthus fragrans)
at: Kenchoji, Tokeiji, En-noji, Kaizoji, Kosokuji at Hase
Scarlet sage <Sarubia> (Salvia splendens)
at: Kosokuji at Juniso
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Mid October
Cosmos <Kosumosu> (Cosmos bipinnatus)
at: Tokeiji, Jo-eiji, Myohoji
Japanese beauty-belly <Murasaki-shikibu> (Callicarpa japonica)
Japanese name coincides with the name of the author of The Tale of Genji, the world famous novel written in the eleventh century. Kaizoji, Myohoji, Zuisenji
Japanese toad lily <Hototogisu> (Tricyrtis hirta)
at: Engakuji, Jochiji, Kaizoji, Hokaiji, Myo-o-in, Kosokuji at Juniso, Myohonji, Joju-in
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Late October to early November
Winter cherry <Jugatsu-zakura> (Prunus subhirtella)
Jugatsu is October in Japanese, but its flower blooms twice a year; in spring and autumn, though not as brilliant as an ordinary cherry. Hokokuji, Zuisenji
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Mid November to early December
Japanese maple <Kaede> (Acer palmatum)
The leaves are small but are vivid with flashes of cardinal red, not golden yellow like sugar maples. Engakuji, Tokeiji, Kenchoji, Kakuonji, Zuisenji, Hokokuji, Eishoji, Sugimoto-dera, Myohoji, Kosokuji at Hase
Gingko or Ginkgo <Icho> (Ginkgo biloba)
Golden yellow leaves are like sugar maples but slightly different. Engakuji, Tokeiji, Jochiji, Kenchoji, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Myo-o-in, Egara Tenjin Shrine, Myohonji, Ankokuronji, Hase-dera
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