The Belgian flower season in Japan lasts from mid-September to October every year. Red flowers signal that summer is over, autumn is coming.
The brilliant gardens and fields of red luxury frankinxes are ideal destinations for many tourists when visiting the land of the rising sun at this time.
Belgian is a herbaceous plant, about 40-100cm high. At the end of the growing season, all the leaves will fall off, leaving only one central highland branch, blooming bright red.
Belgian flowers usually bloom on 2 occasions: 3 days before and after spring fertilizer (Spring Belgian Ngan), 3 days before and after autumn fertilizer (Autumn Belgian Ngan).
The Belgian flower blooms in autumn and is called higanbana by the Japanese. On this occasion, Japanese people often remember and visit the ancestral tombs. In addition to the familiar red color, Belgian sunflowers also have yellow and white colors.
Although it has a not-so-beautiful meaning, many people cannot help but notice the charm of Belgian flowers. In many parks and farms in Japan, it is not difficult to see the beautiful Belgian flower gardens and fields.
Kinchakuda Park, Saitama Prefecture is home to the largest Belgian flower field with more than five million flowers. This is a famous check-in spot for tourists who want to take photos with Belgian sunflowers every autumn.
People and tourists often like to wear kimono and masks to take photos in the Belgian flower fields in a mysterious style.
In addition to Japan, China and many other Asian countries also have Belgian flowers with many stories and legends with different meanings. But most of them are sad. Legend says that this is the only flower that grows on the way down to the throne.