5-petalled flowers in delicate shades of white and pink, which go on fade and fall before fruit production commences over the summer months. If, however, your plum tree fails to bear fruit ...

Kameido's charming Tenjin Shrine hosts this annual early spring festival in celebration of the 300 plum trees ... hakubai white plum trees – on the premises. The goken-no-ume tree is ...

Koishikawa Korakuen's plum tree garden remains beautiful to this day. The best time to visit the grounds is in late February, when the trees become filled with purple and white flowers.