It was a display of flowers from all around the world at Osaka Station! I went to the “Flower Art Museum 2014”

The plaza was divided into two areas; you can see the Japanese flower section in the foreground of the photo and the section with flowers from the rest of the world toward the back of the photo.

I started out with the Japanese flower section.
It consisted of sections such as the Hokuriku region zone, the Chugoku region zone, and the Kinki region zone, and each zone displayed flowers from their respective regions.

Osaka would be under the Kinki zone, so I decided to peek in. The theme was white flowers, and there were cosmos, geraniums, petunias, and Madagascar periwinkles.

In Japan, cosmos are also known as “akizakura” (“autumn cherry blossoms”), and they bloom beautifully in autumn.

Near the booths, children were having fun playing by the handmade pinwheels.
One feature of this event was the display of pinwheels made by kids, and these pinwheels were spinning away in the nice breeze.

Next, I went to see the international flowers.
This area was divided into the Europe zone, the Asia zone, the Africa zone, and the South America zone, and each zone displayed unique flowers.

The Europe zone had pale violet flowers and cute pink flowers.

Next, I went to the Asia zone.

The small, multicolored flowers especially caught my attention.
These apparently originate in the tropics of Asia and are called “Celosia argentea” (plumed cockscomb).

Lastly, I went to the Africa and South America zones.
The Africa zone, with its many vibrantly bright-colored flowers of orange and red, drew my attention the most.

What kind of flowers bloom in your country?
This was a wonderful event where I was able to see flowers that I would not normally see from around the world, all in one place.