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Husband Creates A Giant Scented Flower Garden To Make His Blind Wife Smile Again
In Nature by Anja, May 2, 2016

Over 7,000 people visit this beautiful phlox moss garden in Shintomi Town, Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture on any given day in the months of March and April, drawn both by the beauty of this scented purple carpet and the touching story behind its very existence.

The story of this popular tourist spot can be traced back to 1956, when Mr. and Mrs. Kuroki, a newlywed couple, purchased a plot of land in Shintomi. They built a house and a dairy farm on it and worked hard for several years, tending to a herd of 60 cows. They hoped to take a trip around Japan when they eventually retired, but things didn’t quite turn out as they had planned.

Husband creates giant pink phlox moss garden to make his blind wife smile again

Photo credit: Japan Deluxe Tours

At age 52, after 30 years of marriage, Mrs. Kuroki developed an eye condition and went blind a week later. Devastated at the prospect of living with a disability, the poor woman grew depressed and shut herself from the world, choosing a life of seclusion. Mr. Kuroki was saddened to see his normally cheerful wife in so much pain. Because she couldn’t travel across Japan as they had always planned, he wanted to find a way to bring the whole of Japan to her.

He got the inspiration while looking at the pink shibazakura (moss phlox), a highly fragrant flower

He realized that this flower was perfect for his wife, because it could be experienced both through sight and smell. And if he filled his garden with enough flowers, he figured that people might come to see them every day, so his wife would always have visitors.

Husband creates giant pink phlox moss garden to make his blind wife smile again

Photo credit: YouTube video caption

So Mr. Kuroki spent the next two years laying the foundation for the new shibazakura garden. He chopped down all his trees, closed the dairy farm and used every bit of land he could spare to plant more flowers. Within a few years, their house was surrounded by a sea of bright pink blooms that, just as Mr. Kuroki predicted, attracted visitors from far and wide.

It has now been over a decade since he planted the first seeds. Nearly 7,000 people from neighboring towns and prefectures visit the Kuroki household every day between March and April, not only to witness the pretty pink blossoms, but also to catch a glimpse of the lovely couple walking around the property.

Mrs. Kuroki is always seen wearing a huge smile on her face

Another thing that makes this place special is that it is private property that the Kuroki family makes available to the public while the flowers are in bloom, allowing them to walk around the place and take photos, and even engaging in conversation with their visitors.

It really a garden of love!

Husband creates giant pink phlox moss garden to make his blind wife smile again

Photo credit: Shintomi Machiyakuba/Facebook

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