Morning Glory market@ Iriya: July 8, 2012

Tokyo has many flower market events. A morning glory market at Iriya, near Ueno, is one of the most famous ones (along with Asakusa’s Hozuki or Japanese lantern market).

The market started in Shingenji temple or Kishimojin in the Edo era. It developed in the Meiji era.

About 60 stalls were open in the street in front of the temple. Thousands of people were in the street.

Market was also open in the temple’s garden.


It is still rainy season and we had a heavy rain in the morning. I visited the market in the afternoon, so the flowers had already withered.

New flowers will be open tomorrow morning. We can expect the flowers throughout summer and until autumn.