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Plum Blossom · February

Minabe Bairin

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南部梅林 · Plum Blossom · Kyoto & Kansai
Plum blossom at Minabe Bairin, Shinjo, Minabe, Wakayama
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About this spot

Hillsides covered with plum orchards of the Nanko variety, Japan's best-known pickling plum, said to be "a million at a glance, their scent carried ten ri". Walking courses of 3 and 4 km loop through the grove. Open from late January to early March; adults 500 yen.

Getting there

Nearest station
Temporary bus from Minabe Station (JR Kisei Line), about 10 min
Address
Shinjo, Minabe, Wakayama
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