The mountains in the vicinity have become
lush and beautiful. The pink weigela hortensis, a kind of deutzias, can be seen
everywhere in the mountains. It is called "Iwashi Bana/ Sardin
Flower" here in these areas. It is so named because it blooms when sardines
are caught in abundance. It is a lovely and beautiful flower, but we cannot
offer it to the Buddhist altar because of its fishy smell. It is also said to
be a flower of bad luck, bringing bad luck into the family, and it is forbidden
to plant it in the garden. When I was a girl and had not yet heard of such a
thing, I saw the weigela hortensis in the mountains, which was so lovely that I
took it home and gave it to my neighbours, who returned it to me. It was a sad
moment in my childhood, but I have learned what the sardine flower is since
that day.
It is the flower that I can only see in the
mountains.
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