Fortune's Crimson. Erythrina crista-galli, Cockspur Coral Tree, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

            I'd not been here for 15 years or so and didn't remember this tree. It hails in fact from South America and I don't know how or when the tribe arrived in Japan. I would think probably after the mid of the nineteenth century... But perhaps earlier by Dutch or Portuguese traders before then. Anyway...
Vaguely behind the flowers is the Zeniduka-Jizou. Its history is amusing. A woman called Yamaguchi found a highly-valued treasure of Edo-period coins. Shrewd, she buried them thinking that that wealth would make her family less industrious. It turned out their work prospered and that they became wealthy. it was decided to leave the treasure buried and to erect this shirine over it.
Red is Chinese and Japanese for good fortune and love!
   

Taken in: Japan / Tokyo / Asakusa (show map)

Taken on: August 12, 2023

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Camera: Olympus TG-6, f/4.0, 1/160 sec, 7.3mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus TG-6
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	7.3mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Cloudy
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PaintShop Pro 21,00
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