Flowers of 'Katakuri'

Starch, or 'Katakuri-ko' is originally made from 'Katakuri'. But Katakuris are very rarely seen in Japan. Therefore, katakuri-ko is made from potatos nowadays.

Katakuris wear small and beautiful, purple-colored flowers. In Nagano city you can go see those flowers in spring season.

Today I went to see the flowers in the foot of Mt. Asahi-yama. After I parked a car I walked a couple of minutes to get to the place. I found a lot of small beautiful flowers there.