| Michizane was very fond of ume (Japanese plum) trees and composed a waka (a traditional Japanese poem of thirty-one syllables) for the tree in his garden: "Kochi fukaba nioi okoseyo ume-no-hana aruji nashi tote haruna wasureso" (Whenever the east wind blows, my dear plum blossoms remember spring, even if your master won't be here). |
道真がウメを愛し、庭の梅の木に「東風（こち）吹かば 匂ひをこせよ 梅の花 主なしとて 春な忘れそ」と和歌を詠んだ。 |