ふきのとう
秋田県

A point on the running track in the garden surrounding the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
The signs are at a distance of 100 meters from each other, so you can easily determine the desired running time.
Each sign is dedicated to one of Japan’s 47 prefectures.
Each sign shows the name of the district, a typical plant of the district, and its drawing.
The route is also known as the "Circle of Flowers"
Above the sign you can see the 0.9 km mark of the running route.

The current sign is dedicated to the Akita prefecture located on the island of Honshu, and the plant that appears on the sign (butterbur - Petasites japonicus) is the flower that represents the prefecture


Translation of the text on the sign:
ふきのとう - Butterbur
秋田県 - Akita Prefecture