Following the sakura (cherry) blossoms, many kinds of flowers paint the ground in Tokyo. Azalea is also one of the reputable flowers in this season. I visited the JR East-Yamanote line, and tried to find full-blown azaleas along the tracks.
Please look at the top photo. It's Komagome station, where I sometimes visit this season. The azalea planting zone is seen both along the eastbound Yamanote line track and the westbound Shonan-Shinjuku line track. I shot the azaleas along the eastbound Yamanote line track this year. You can see plenty of azalea blossoms just beside the train. They are mainly vivid pink-colored. The green striped train, the EMU E235 series, is passing through the azalea flowers, which flourishes with the vibrant blossoms. On the other hand, the photo below was shot near Mejiro station. Full-blown azaleas are planted on the slope of tracks in the trench. JR East has been working on planting azaleas on the embankments of the tracks in this area to prevent slope failure and protect the environment.
Incidentally, the Yamanote line is the representative commuter line in Japan. It's looped through the downtown area of Tokyo and its route length is 34 kilometers. The train covers the entire route in about 60 minutes both clockwise and counter-clockwise. It's known as the busy urban line, but passengers recently found a snake on a train and the train was delayed. Is it good news of natural regeneration in the urban area or just a nuisance?
