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Jizogawa River no Baikamo

Shiga · Maibara · Nature & Scenery

Japanese name: 地蔵川の梅花藻

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WHAT TO DOJizogawa River no Baikamo

Water crowfoot in the Jizo River at Samegai in Maibara, its white flowers opening at the surface from mid May.

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Maibara

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Water crowfoot in the Jizo River at Samegai in Maibara, its white flowers opening at the surface from mid May.

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In the clear Jizo River flowing through Samegai-juku in Maibara, Shiga, the underwater flower baikamo, which resembles a plum blossom, blooms. A freshwater plant of the buttercup family, its flowers begin to rise above the surface in mid-May, and the best viewing is from early July to mid-September. Samegai-juku is the 61st post town on the Nakasendo, and the bus parking lot in front of Samegai Station is free.

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