Nijinohama Hamayu in bloom 2023 (updated 8/2)

Here is a report on the hamayu colony.

On Wednesday, August 2, we will report on the Niinohama Hamayu Hamayu community in the Hioki district of Nagato City.

■August 2 (Wednesday)

Some flowers are still in bloom, but the best time for the spot as a whole has passed.

■Wednesday, July 26

It continues to be at its best, but the peak seems to have passed somewhat.

■Friday, July 21

It is still looking good after last week.

■Friday, July 14

Although it was cloudy, many flowers were in bloom, and it could be called a good time to visit.

■Tuesday, July 4

■Tuesday, June 27

Hamayu at Nijinohama

On the sandy beach of Niinohama, large evergreen perennial grasses called hama-yu (also known as hamaomoto) grow in clusters and usually come into full bloom during the swimming season in July and August, when their pretty white flowers are in full bloom. The name "hama-yu" (meaning "white cotton") is derived from the fact that the flowers hang down in white like cotton (yu). The flowers begin to open in the evening and fully bloom at midnight. The thick stems bear more than a dozen fragrant white flowers. The hama-yu is a plant that grows naturally along the coast of warm countries, and the northern limit of its habitat on the Sea of Japan side is Niinohama in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, so it is not easy to see it further north. In 1956, this hamayu was designated as a prefectural natural monument.

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