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5,000 hydrangea plant flowers bloom at secluded Gansenji temple in Kyoto Japan

KIZUGAWA, Kyoto — Blue and pink hydrangea flowers from some 5,000 plants in 30 varieties are currently in full bloom at this city’s mountain-ringed Gansenji temple. When the Mainichi Shimbun visited the grounds of Gansenji temple, the 15th site on the 25 hallowed flower temples pilgrimage in west Japan’s Kansai region, many visitors could be seen taking photos of the colorful flowers under rainy…