These milkworts were also spotted at Yokoyama Picnic Site in April.

Keiskea japonica Miq. (‘shimobashira’) in Tanabe City, Wakayama. A perennial plant in the Lamiaceae family, they are known for the ice needles that grow on their withered stalks. Now is the perfect time to catch these flowers in bloom! #NationalPark #Flowers #Wakayama #吉野熊野国立公園 #nationalparks #nature #findyourpark #instafollow #japan #landscape #landscape_lovers #ourplanetdaily #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #traveling #travel #explore #日本 #國家公園 #일본 #국립공원 #国立公園

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These endangered flowers can be seen in Yoshino-Kumano National Park.

Mount Giboshi (擬宝珠山・Giboshi-yama) lies southeast of Mount Daisen in Tottori Prefecture.

If you're planning on looking for some, you might want to know that rhododendron reticulatum are known as kobanomitsuba tsutsuji (コバノミツバツツジ) in Japanese!

Rabbit-ear irises (Iris laevigata, or 'kakitsubata') hug the edge of Himenoga Pond in Shimane Prefecture. The end of May is the best time to see the pond’s 2,000-odd irises as they bloom purple-blue and white, with blooms remaining into early June. The Himenoga Pond Rabbit-ear Iris Cluster has been recognized as a Prefectural Natural Monument. Every year, local volunteers come out to cut the surrounding grasses in order to make it easier for the irises to grow. The pond is situated on the Kitanohara depression on the north side of Mount Sanbe. The area offers paid campgrounds, tent rental services and even kitchen-equipped cabins, and since the mountain is known as one of the darkest places in Japan, it’s also a brilliant spot for stargazing! Equipped with a planetarium, the Sanbe Shizenkan (a.k.a. Shimane Nature Museum of Mount Sanbe) lies at the base of the mountain, and offers stargazing events every Saturday. #NationalPark #Flowers #Mountains #大山隠岐国立公園 #nationalparks #nature #findyourpark #instafollow #japan #landscape #landscape_lovers #ourplanetdaily #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #traveling #travel #explore #Shimane

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These cute irises can be found in Daisen-Oki National Park.

These red spider lilies can be found in Kagawa Prefecture, part of Setonaikai Sea National Park.

From the middle of June to the middle of July, Mount Shiude in the west of Kagawa Prefecture is covered in some 2,000 colorful hydrangea (‘ajisai’ in Japanese). Leave the doldrums of Japan’s rainy season behind by walking paths surrounding by flowers even taller than you are! A paradisiacal location boasting roughly 1,000 cherry trees, this is one of Kagawa Prefecture’s most famous cherry blossom spots, picked up all across the media when the trees bloom in spring—and many are further captivated by the mountain’s stunning view of the islands of the Seto Inland Sea! Whatever the season, this is a spot not to be missed in Setonaikai National Park! #NationalPark #Flowers #RainySeason #Shikoku #瀬戸内海国立公園 #nationalparks #nature #findyourpark #instafollow #japan #landscape #landscape_lovers #ourplanetdaily #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #traveling #travel #explore #Kagawa

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Blue and purple hydrangeas are emblematic of Japan's rainy season, which typically takes hold in June.

This orchid can be found in Seto Naikai Sea National Park.

As much as it’s popular with sea-bathers, the sandy beach at Kyukamura Setouchi-Toyo swimming area also presents visitors with a wealth of beach plants. Here a Pseudozizeeria maha (pale grass blue butterfly, or ‘Yamato shijimi’) sits on the flower of a Vitex rotundifolia (roundleaf chastetree, or ‘hamago’) to suck on its nectar. #NationalPark #Butterfly #Shikoku #瀬戸内海国立公園 #nationalparks #nature #findyourpark #instafollow #japan #landscape #landscape_lovers #ourplanetdaily #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #traveling #travel #explore #日本 #國家公園 #일본 #국립공원

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This vivid flower can also be found in Setonaikai Sea National Park.

Found in Ashizuri-Uwa Sea National Park, which stretches between Kochi and Ehime prefectures in the southern reaches of Shikoku.

Red spider lilies (Lycoris radiata, or ‘higanbana’) look out over the sea in the Tatsukushi area of Tosashimizu City. Located in the far south of Kochi Prefecture, this area's scenic rock formations have been shaped by the forces of wind and waves over the course of 15 million years. #NationalPark #Shikoku #Flowers #足摺宇和海国立公園 #nationalparks #nature #findyourpark #instafollow #japan #landscape #landscape_lovers #ourplanetdaily #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #traveling #travel #explore #国立公園 #日本 #國家公園 #일본 #국립공원

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These particular spider lilies were found in Ashizuri-Uwa Sea National Park on the southwest corner of Shikoku.

Kyushu azaleas (Rhododendron kiusianum) cover Mount Hijidake on the Kuju Mountain Range in Aso-Kuju National Park. Kyushu azaleas can be seen all over the volcanic regions of Japan’s southernmost main island. They dominate ecosystems that have been recently disturbed by volcanic activity, but begin to die off when grasslands experience forestation after the volcanic activity ends. Called ‘miyama kirishima’ in Japanese, their name comes from a botanist who visited the Kirishima region of southern Kyushu in 1909 and noted the azaleas blooming deep in the mountains (‘miyama’ means ‘mountain recess’ or, more literally, ‘deep in the mountains’). #NationalPark #Flowers #Kyushu #阿蘇くじゅう国立公園 #nationalparks #nature #findyourpark #instafollow #japan #landscape #landscape_lovers #ourplanetdaily #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #traveling #travel #explore #Kyushu

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Mount Hijidake (平治岳) is located in western Oita Prefecture.

Field mustard blooms before the Isshingyo-no-Ozakura. This great cherry tree was planted over 400 years ago in memory of military commander Nakamura Hokinokami Korefuyu, who died defending Yazaki Castle in 1580. ・ #NationalPark #Sakura #阿蘇くじゅう国立公園 #nationalparks #nature #findyourpark #instafollow #japan #landscape #landscape_lovers #ourplanetdaily #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #traveling #travel #explore #YazakiCastle #CherryTree #Flowers

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Issingyo-no-Ozakura (一心行の大桜) is located in Aso-Kuju National Park.

Found in Ebino City, located in the north of the Kirishimayama mountain range.

The arrival of ‘Kachibai,’ the south wind of the summer solstice, marks the end of the rainy season on the Yaeyama Islands. When this south wind comes, the powder-puff trees (‘Sagaribana’ in Japanese) in Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park quietly begin to bloom. The flowers of this tree bloom only at night. Bunches of wild tufts dangling from each stalk, they look almost like fireworks. Many clusters of powder-puff trees can be found in the northern part of Ishigaki Island. If you walk the darkened paths in the early morning, you can watch the blooms dance in the wind, their sweet scent filling the air. Then, like descending fireworks, the blooms fall to earth as the sun rises. #NationalPark #Okinawa #Flowers #西表石垣国立公園 #nationalparks #nature #findyourpark #instafollow #japan #landscape #landscape_lovers #ourplanetdaily #landscapephotography #hiking #outdoors #traveling #travel #explore #Ishigaki

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Ishigaki Island lies in the southernmost reaches of Okinawa, just east of Taiwan.