Season word · kosumosu · October · autumn
Cosmos 秋桜
Cosmos came from Mexico in the Meiji era and was given the name akizakura, autumn cherry — the two characters 秋桜 are now simply read "kosumosu". It fills fields and roadsides in pink and white from late September through October, when little else is in flower. A modern season word, but firmly an autumn one.
Where to meet it
Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa, west of Tokyo, in October.
