Shimane, one of the 47 prefectures in
Japan, inclusive of Hokkaido, lies far west of Tokyo,
and on the north of Hiroshima Pref., having a long
shoreline on the north, facing the Sea of Japan. A
great quantity of moisture over the sea is brought in by
the westerlies, which results in ample rainfall
throughout the prefecture, and it provides a good
natural environment for wildflowers. Shimane borders on Hiroshima Pref. on the south: Chugoku
Mountains on which the boundary line is
set runs westward to Yamaguchi and eastward to
Okayama. The area is blessed with many kinds of
wildflowers.
Here are some albums of plants indigenous mainly to this
prefecture and partly to its vicinity, put into four
seasonal categories. The
four seasons are very distinct in this part of the
world.
Photos will be added from time to time and/or replaced
with better ones when available.
Time flies. It has been around ten
years time since I retired and got interested in those
wild plants, and ever since taking photos has been my
major pastime. wandering about field and mountainside
for wildflowers keeping in mind
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's
words 'Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if
you were to live forever." .
On this website all the
images on thumbnail lists are accompanied by
both scientific and Japanese name, putting
the former in italics and the latter
non-italics. Clicking an image enlarges it,
and more pictures can be seen by clicking on
the plant name just below the thumbnail
image.
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
