Private Garden - In Kurume's suburb - Kusano-machi - Japan

Let's continue our visits in Kurume and its surroundings.
You can walk to Kusano-Machi and discover, in individual gardens, very old camellias. Here is a page dedicated to these magnificent private gardens. Let's start with the one where we admired a 'Masayoshi' camellia aged of about 300 years... that we present below. All of these remarkable camellias gardens have a sign, giving their name and age.

Its measurements are indicated on the sign, the girth is 120 cm (47,25 inches)...
Its measurements are indicated on the sign, the girth is 120 cm (47,25 inches)...
At the entrance, we saw of beautiful 'Jitsugetsusei'
At the entrance, we saw of beautiful 'Jitsugetsusei'
The other camellias of the garden have the same size, the hedge is impressive.
The other camellias of the garden have the same size, the hedge is impressive.
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'Shiratama-hôshu'</a>, It is estimated to be about 200 years old.
'Shiratama-hôshu', It is estimated to be about 200 years old.

We also visited another garden. In this one, 'target="_blank">Masayoshi' is aged about 250 years too. Here it is below:

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Other beautiful subjects of the garden, admire their size.

'kurume-goshiki-tsubaki'</a>, about 90 years old.<a>
'kurume-goshiki-tsubaki', about 90 years old.

Below, 'Kânêshon-tsubaki', with the detail of the flower.

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Below, another nice subject, 'Izumi'