Friday, April 26, 2013

Cherry blossom (Sakura) in Japan this year

I had been thinking of writing about cherry blossom for long. But this year the cherry blossom stayed for the shortest time. It started twice earlier than expected, then the weather was really bad here in Tsukuba. It rained continually for days just when the sakura was in full bloom. I really wanted to go for hanami (see the flowers and eat, drink, have fun under sakura trees) this year but it seemed pretty impossible :-(
But I was desperate about taking some pictures of sakura this year since last year I couldn't do so. I went for a walk in a park nearby university and took some photos. But there were not a lot of sakura tress, so I wasn't fully satisfied.
Cherry blossom at Matsumi Park, Tsukuba University

Cherry blossom at Matsumi Park, Tsukuba University 
Finally I went to Tokyo on a good weather day to meet my friend and visited Inokashira park for the first time. And it was absolutely beautiful there!!! So I will be sharing some pictures from that place today! Hope you'll like them :)

Boats and cherry blossom at Inokashira park

Boat ride
Sakura in full bloom

Heavenly flower shower

This is all for this year's cherry blossom. Hope to take some better pictures next year!

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