Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>Although the story sounds miraculous, oeshiki-zakura in fact blooms over an incredibly long (6 month) period.</p><p>While the flowers become evident in October, it's not until April 8th (Buddha’s birthday) that the blossoms reach their peak (with the other sakura).</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%BE%A1%E4%BC%9A%E5%BC%8F%E6%A1%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>御会式桜</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oeshikizakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oeshikizakura</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cherryblossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cherryblossoms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>京都</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a></p>