At Kairakuen in Mito City, which is one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan and is famous for plum blossoms, branching work is being carried out to make the plum blossoms bloom beautifully.
About 3000 plum trees of 100 types are planted in Kairakuen in Mito City, and it is in full bloom from February to March every year and is crowded with many tourists.
On the 13th, the work was done to make the flowers bloom beautifully, and the veteran craftsmen who were selected as "modern master craftsmen" identified the unnecessary branches, and the traders cut them one after another with scissors.
Veteran artisans also explained to tourists who were observing that they would cut off long or intricately growing branches to make the flowers look good.
Hideo Isaka, technical chairman of the Ibaraki Prefectural Landscaping and Construction Industry Association, said, "I want many people to know that it is necessary to use various techniques to make flowers bloom beautifully." rice field.