Chrysanthemum flower festival in Japan, Kiku Matsuri

Please visit us at: and see the companion article at Japan’s most famous fall flower surly is kiku, known in the west as the “common garden chrysanthemum“ or more simply mum. In this video we will be visiting Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine on the island of Kyushu, Japan to see a kiku matsuri, or chrysanthemum flower festival. The great variety of flower types as well as training styles are covered and to some ex