I visited the interior of the palace today and I couldn’t quite pinpoint which plant it was. I have a feeling it was a tree with yellow flowers but I can’t be sure.
I’ve noticed it walking around Kyoto as well.
Any ideas?
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/176sje0/what_plant_gives_off_incredible_scent_in_kyoto/
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Kinmokusei! It’s in the osmanthus family, the more common form is a deciduous evergreen shrub with little orange flowers but it comes in white too.
Smells a bit like fruit punch?
Kinmokusei season 🙂
It’s amazing, isn’t it? Such an amazing smell that I just assumed I was smelling some kind of perfume or air freshener when I first encountered it.
Kinmokusei so good!