The area of ​​the current Adachi-ku, Jiangbei was the attractions of the cherry blossoms, which was called "Arakawa of five colors cherry tree" until the early Showa era. "Colorful Sakura" not the name of the breed and, have planted cherry trees of various varieties, white and yellow, colored in, such as pink or dark red, this name from the fact that looked like clouds of five colors is trail it is said that with.

"Homecoming Sakura"

In 1912, the then Tokyo mayor Yukio Ozaki gifted 3,000 young cherry trees of 12 varieties of "Arakawa Goshiki Zakura" to Washington as a token of Japan-US friendship. Currently, Potomac Park in the city has become a world famous place for its cherry blossoms.
On the other hand, the original "Arakawa Goshiki Zakura" unfortunately have withered due to the embankment construction or by pollution.
In Adachi-ku, as the 1981 February, ward system 50 anniversary of business in order to revive the "five colors cherry tree", collected branches from the cherry tree of Potomac Park, it has achieved a "homecoming of Sakura" 33 varieties 3,000 of .
Increase the seedlings from this branch, together attracting varieties derived from the "Arakawa of five colors cherry tree", planted, such as in parks and school of wards. This will not, such as "urban agriculture park" and "left bank Arakawa Shikahama Bridge green space (Sakura Dzutsumi)" is born as a new cherry blossoms.
In addition, as part of the "homecoming of Sakura", it was a gift from Nancy Reagan former US first lady "Reagan Sakura" also planted in the Metropolitan Tonerikoen, the timing of the flower has attracted visitors.

Tulips, in 1982, was enacted to "ward of the flower." In the past, is in Adachi-ku, there are a number of tulip farmers, cultivation using a glass greenhouse of state-of-the-art was attempted in the Taisho era.
また、大正６年に鴨下金三氏によって完成された冷蔵によるチューリップの促成栽培は、「足立のチューリップ」として全国的にその名をとどろかせたのです。 しかし、現在では、チューリップ農家は少なくなり、「区の花」としての知名度も低くなっているようです。
Adachi of the city and the edge of tulip your home or workplace, why not try to grow in the schools?