The Bon Plum Blossom Exhibition is held at Sugawara Tenmangu Shrine in Nara City around this time every year. Around 100 varieties and 200 pots of plum bonsai grown by the shrine are displayed on the grounds.
Among these, the variety ``Sugawara no Saotome'' is characterized by its pink petals, whose front side is pale while the reverse side is brightly colored. According to the shrine, due to the continued warm weather this year, the flowers bloomed about two weeks earlier than usual, making now the best time to see them.