Nemophila, spreading out like a blue carpet, is now at its peak viewing season.
A vast expanse of pale blue flowers. At a tourist farm in Shima City, Mie Prefecture, about 300,000 nemophila plants that began blooming in early April are now at their best. Nemophila is an annual plant native to North America, and one of its flower meanings is “refreshing heart.”
On the 16th, many people visited from the morning, enjoying strolls and taking photos while gazing at the nemophila swaying in the wind under the blue sky. The peak viewing period for the nemophila is said to last until early May.
Shima City
Shima City is a coastal municipality in Mie Prefecture, Japan, historically known as a center for the traditional female pearl divers called **Ama**. It is most famous as the location of the **Shinto shrines of Ise**, particularly the **Ise Grand Shrine (Ise Jingū)**, Japan’s most sacred Shinto site, which has been rebuilt every 20 years in a ritual dating back to the 7th century.
Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture, located in central Japan, is historically significant as the home of the Ise Grand Shrine (Ise Jingū), Japan’s most sacred Shinto site, which dates back to the 3rd century. The region is also famed for its traditional pearl cultivation in Toba and its historic ninja roots in Iga-Ueno.
