Their beautiful purple flowers bloom in May.
Since ancient times in China, Empress tree has been respected as a tree inhabited by the fantasy bird, the phoenix. The story was transmitted to...

Introduced from China from the Nara period to the Heian period. A typical plant that symbolizes longevity based on traditional Japanese play “Noh”.
In fact,

This comes from the Buddhism term which refers to gold, silver, lapis lazuli, lapis lazuli, coral, agate, pearls (the seven treasures).
The design is...