Barakura Flower Show 2025, a British gardening festival
Hello, I’m Ichiro 😊 Today, I came to the Tateshina Kogen Barakura English Garden in Nagano Prefecture. June 5, 2025 Today is the first day of the Barakura Flower Show✌️ There are classic British cars on display in front of the entrance. The admission fee is 2,000 yen, but I entered with an annual pass. I stopped by on my way home from Nakanojo Gardens. There are so many places I want to visit on this rare sunny day before the rainy season begins. 😊 It’s no exaggeration to say that I stopped by to see this symbolic tree… However, I want to make sure to see all of the show gardens and the container gardening art exhibition.😊 There are 10 show gardens on display in the garden, and the first one won the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award. The title is “Buddies in Bloom… A Small Garden Promoting Wellbeing.” The containers on the chairs are made from recycled tires. Next is “Garden Wedding in BARAKURA.” The next Cool Garden & Herb Garden does not have a show garden on display, but let’s take a stroll as usual. Peonies are in bloom😊 The symbol tree is visible😊 The cicadas are chirping loudly again this year.😅 Next is the rose garden. These are peonies, not roses. Because of the high altitude, the roses will start blooming in about two weeks. Rosa rugosa are in bloom. Alice in Wonderland garden. A refreshing breeze is blowing. 😊 Echinacea in the dappled sunlight. The sound of bagpipes can be heard. 🤔 PLANTS AWARD (A competition where the finest ornamental plants from seed companies across Japan are gathered.) I thought it was only in the morning, but unexpectedly, bagpipe music began 😃 Now for the next show garden. “Paradise in the Garden” This is “Forest Jewel Box.” I was planning to walk around the garden clockwise, but the bagpipes caught my attention, so let’s go check them out. 😅 I’ve never seen a live bagpipe performance. I definitely want to see it before the performance ends. 😊 The person playing now has performed at numerous state events, such as the British royal baby parade and the king’s banquet. Mr. Steven Duffy I was moved by the live bagpipe performance, but I was also deeply impressed by the traditional costumes. 😃 I think this is a scene I will never forget until I die. 🌿 Thank you very much. For some reason, the pavilion looks more beautiful than usual. I wonder if cicadas sing in spring in England too? 🤔 This is the show garden. “Hepatica Paradise” Next is the “Bird Path ~ Fusion of Japanese and Western Gardens,” featuring driftwood. The Barakura English Garden is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. At first, the trees were so small that the owner was worried, but now they have grown into a beautiful forest. Applause 👏👏👏 I love this forest. 😊 I’ve already walked along the bird path, so let’s go left. Earlier, I walked down this path to see a bagpipe performance, but now I’m going to see the show garden. I can see it coming into view. The title is “Encounter.” Huh?🤔 Let’s march to the music that has started again! It’s the show garden. The title is “Welcome to the Forest Garden.” The sun is shining nicely. 😊 “Well BEEing Meadow Garden” “The Gazebo of Fluttering Dreams” The bagpipe performance has ended, and so has our tour of the garden. Finally, let’s take a look at the “Container Gardening Art Exhibition” held in the courtyard with the symbolic tree. Congratulations to Barakura English Garden on its 35th anniversary! No. 1 won the British Embassy in Japan Award. The winners of each award have already been decided, but there is also a separate popularity contest for visitors. The golden acacia, which is also the symbol tree, won the Ichiro Award✌️ No. 9 won the Grand Prix. No. 16 won the British Embassy in Japan Award. The Union Jack and the Japanese flag. No. 32 won the Grand Prix. No. 52 won the British Embassy in Japan Award. That concludes the video. Thank you for watching the video until the end. See you in the next video! 😊
Today, on the first day of the Barakura Flower Show, I visited the Tateshina Kogen Barakura English Garden.
There were 10 wonderful show gardens on display in the Barakura Garden.
I also happened to hear a professional bagpipe performance from England.
00:00 Opening
01:13 British classic car exhibition
01:43 Flower Market ~ 21st Century Dome
02:56 “Buddies in Bloom… A Small Garden Promoting Wellbeing” (Awarded by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)
04:07 “Garden Wedding in BARAKURA”
05:23 Cool Garden & Herb Garden
07:16 Rose Garden
08:32 Alice in Wonderland Garden
09:46 【Plant Award】 (Hydrangea)
11:11 “Paradise in Giardino”
11:44 “Forest Jewelry Box”
14:14 Bagpipe performance by Mr.Steven Duffy
16:01 “Hepatica Paradise”
16:45 “Small Bird Path – A Garden Blending Japanese and Western Styles”
18:00 Pavilion
19:24 “Encounter”
21:31 “Welcome to the Forest Garden”
22:38 “Well BEEing Meadow Garden”
24:00 “The Gazebo of Fluttering Dreams”
25:44 【Container Gardening Art Exhibition】
Shooting date: June 5, 2025
Barakura English Garden Official Website https://barakura.co.jp/
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14 Comments
nice to walk again. gardening can seem easy but in fact its very difficult ! old cars are nice looking it seems there is a Jaguar. ! I like the harmony of these gardens … the old trees are majestic. from what I know in Europe cicadas live in the southern regions.( south of France and Europe ). … thank you to take us far from the reality in such a wonderful world …😍
也許長野的氣溫低，所以玫瑰開的少，風笛以前在香港時時演奏如今⋯⋯牡丹好漂亮，東京的牡丹在我回香港前已謝了。鏽球顏色豐富，你說了觀賞的日期，至少在東京的朋友有參考的價值，會更加有共鳴。（包括我）
I enjoyed the participants' various flower decorations because there were plenty of things to see.
35 ans… de patience, de persévérance, de créativité, de passion…
Félicitations pour ces jardins… Les corbeilles de fleurs sont splendides ✨ Je valide le premier prix britannique 👏 La délicatesse de ces hortensias roses, la légère touche de blanc et le lierre argenté 😍
Les sons de la cornemuse enchantaient la mystérieuse forêt…
Merci pour la promenade qui fait rêver à l'ombre de ce kiosque à rêves ✨🙏
Hi Ichiro lovely video fantastic displays glad you liked the bagpipes playing i think the Cicadas were trying to compete ,i don!t think we have them in the U K we have grasshoppers and crickets but they are not as vocal as the Cicadas .All the best.
Great walk, beautiful video ❤
Спасибо большое за прогулку с Вами! ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊
As always so engaging entertaining and pleasantly informative .. I agree with you about the bagpipes 👍🥳😅 btw we have cicadas in our tropical country marking the beginning of dry season
so nice sharing~!
漂亮有比賽🎉繡球花美❤❤❤
Soo many beautiful flowers 🌹🌺 I really enjoyed ❤
Danke 😊
No cicadas here in Germany. A lot of grasshoppers, brown or green and all sizes. Usually in the summer 😊
Beautifiul day for walk in the gardens and amazing its been around for 35 years. As always thank you for taking us with you and I get to enjoy whilst watching on my television and have coffee & cake
Que espectaculares presentaciones de plantas, gracias por el video 🙏💜🌞
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