Arashiyama in cherry season—people enjoying the floral display 
from a boat on the stream below the mountain 
account of the sweet smell which the flowers emit, 
which is conveyed to one’s nostrils by the gentle 
breeze. On such a tree one may find numberless bees, 
or other honey-hunting winged insects, buzzing and 
humming among the clusters of flowers. In a word, 
therefore, Koganei in the cherry season is a veritable 
miniature exhibition of nature’s handiwork. 
The flowering season at Koganei begins about the 
middle of April and lasts about a week. 
4 Arakawa-tsutsumi 
As to the kinds of cherries on the Arakawa em- 
bankment, and the origin of this noted cherry resort, 
mention has been made in the previous section. At a 
certain section of the embankment where reconstruction 
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