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Man saku (in Japanese)

Mansaku(Witch hazel) is a tree found in wide areas of Kyushu from Hokkaido.

At this time, flowers like yellow strings will bloom.

Although it is a strange flower rather than beautiful, the Japanese Mansaku has meaning to bloom earlier than other flowers, and has been counted as a flower that has long been auspicious since long ago.

In Japan, you can see varieties with more darker flower colors (cinnaman saku) and pink flowers.