Under the rows of cherry blossoms with large swollen buds, the yellow flowers of Rengyou(the Forsythia) are in full bloom, their brightness bouncing off the spring sunshine. Along with the early blooming Rohbai(Japanese wax tree), there are many other yellow flowers such as Nanohan(rapeseed flowers), Tanpopo(dandelions), Acacia, and Kochia. However, compared to the plum and cherry blossoms, they are all relatively plain flowers. While there are plum orchards and cherry tree-lined streets, there are no such things for yellow flowers. At best, there are fields of Tanpopo. Even so, Tanpopo blooming along the Kawazu cherry tree-lined street are beautiful, and the Kawazu cherry blossoms with Tanpopo in bloom look even more stunning.

大きく蕾が膨らんだ桜並木の下にレンギョウの花が満開です。春の日差しを跳ね返す黄色が鮮やかです。春先に咲く蝋梅を始めとして、菜の花、たんぽぽ、アカシア、コキア等々、黄色い花々も沢山あります。しかし梅や桜に比べたらみんな地味な花です。梅には梅園があったり、桜には桜並木があったりしますが、黄色い花にはそう言ったものはありません。せいぜい菜の花畑くらいでしょうか。それでも河津桜の並木道に咲く菜の花は綺麗ですし、菜の花が咲く河津桜はいっそう美しく見えますね。