#165 10-minute JAPANESE A Starter Pack- 鈴鹿の森庭園の枝垂れ梅

Hello. Welcome to Jenni's shiny Japanese. In Tokyo, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, but perhaps due to Corona, we don't hear as many people enjoying the blossoms as we used to, which makes me a little sad. If you can't enjoy Hanami in Covid, I recommend you to see Ume (Japanese apricots) which I introduced the other day. During the ume season, ume festivals are held in many places, but since they bloom in the cold season, people often just enjoy the beauty of the flowers rather than sitting under them and drinking sake. This time, I found a photo of beautifully illuminated weeping ume trees on the Internet, and upon further research, found out that they were illuminated at night in Suzuka-no-mori Garden. Suzuka-no-mori Garden is a research and cultivation farm that aims to preserve and promote the "tailoring technique" of weeping ume, one of Japan's traditional horticultural cultures, and has about 200 famous trees, mainly "Kureha shidare" (weeping plum), which have been passed down through the generations with the skill and history of a master gardener, and are open to the public every year in time of blooming. Unfortunately, this year's event ended on the 25th, but how about looking forward to next year? Well, today's episode is a Japanese exercise. Please enjoy this one as well. こんにちは。 ジェニのピカピカ日本語にようこそ。 東京では、桜が満開になっていますが、やはりコロナの影響か、かつてのように花見でにぎあうと言う話も甘利聞かれないのでが少し寂しいですね。 Covidで花見ができないなら、先日ご紹介した梅を見るのがお勧めです。 梅の季節は、各地で梅祭りが開かれますが、まだ、寒い時期から開花することもあって、お花のしたに座ってお酒を飲むと言うよりも、純粋に花の美しさをめでとことが多いのです。 今回、ネットで素晴らしく美しくライトサップされた枝垂れ梅の写真を見つけ、調べたところ、それが鈴鹿の森庭園の夜間ライトアップと言うことがわかりました。 鈴鹿の森庭園は、日本の伝統園芸文化のひとつであるしだれ梅の「仕立て技術」の存続と普及を目的とする研究栽培農園で、「呉服枝垂（くれはしだれ）」を中心に、匠の技と歴史が受け継がれた名木が約200本、毎年、開花時期に合わせ公開されているそうです。 今年は残念ながら25日で終わってしまったようですが、来年の楽しみにどうですか？ https://www.akatsuka.gr.jp/group/suzuka/ さて、今日のエピソードは日本語のエクササイズです。 こちらも楽しんでください。