This article originally featured in the March 2020 issue of Connect.

Disclaimer: Due to the biasedness of CONNECT’s travel editor, this final section of the March issue will be extremely flowery.

Health Advisory
  • The beauty of various blooms featured may cause heart palpitations—it is merely a sign of you falling (further) in love with Japan’s flowers and there is no cause for alarm.
  • Safe to enter for people with hay fever.
A Very Colourful Collage

Before we dive into the details of which-flowers-bloom-when and the stories of fellow flora fans, Ailsa and Anna, here’s a look through the lenses of some of our contributors!

P.S. We had an overwhelming response to our call for flowery pictures, and it was such a challenge to choose.