こちらの葉をご存知ですか。
Do you know this plant?

「双葉葵」。
葵の森と称される上賀茂神社では「二葉葵」と記されます。
This is “FUTABA-AOI”
At the Kamigamo shrine which is called as a forest of AOI, the kanji of “FUTA” is written like this “ニ”

ハート型の葉を対極に2枚つける由縁より
「ふたばあおい」とよばれるこの葉は

「合う日（あおひ）」ともよばれ
ご縁を結ぶ象徴でもあるといわれます。
As this plant has two heart shaped leaves on the each way, that it is also called “the day of meeting”, and it is a symbol of tying good match.

時を経て希少となってきた　二葉葵。
As the day pass on, the number of FUTABA-AOI has decreased and it became rare to see.

ぜひ一度　上賀茂神社にて足元に目を向けてみてはいかがでしょうか。
When you go to Kamigamo shrine, please watch carefuly at the way you walk.
You may find this leaf.

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廣瀬涼子
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Ryoko Hirose