池の湖畔の桜並木は、日本の代表的な春の光景といえるでしょう。

私の近所の桜土手です。わざわざ観光地に桜を見に行かなくても、ちょっと注意すればご近所にも素晴らしいお花見場所が見つかります。

桜はソメイヨシノだけではありません。この見事な枝垂桜をご覧ください。

これぞ春の日常。日本ではふつうに近所の桜のある場所でお弁うを広げてお花見を楽しみます。

これぞ春の日常。日本では日時用の中に桜を代表する花が存在します。

Aghhh! I wish I got to get out and see some beautiful illuminations this winter but with everything happening in the world it wasn't exactly possible. Really wanted to check out the one in Hibiya but next year will have to do. I know a lot of events were canceled this winter as well but things can hopefully start opening up again as vaccines start rolling out around the country. Slow process for now, but hopefully it starts to speed up soon. I'd like to visit some flower parks this spring, I know there are a few that have illuminations as well and my girlfriend would love to visit them and see the cherry blossoms and wisteria, so if everything goes well hopefully we'll get the chance. That and I'm seriously missing going out to festivals, so hopefully we can get some of those soon!

桜ツリー
満開の早咲き河津桜が、東京スカイツリーを包み込んでいました。

満月と夜桜

河津桜と天の川

Made some Yokote style Yakisoba today. Reminded me of a cafe I went to back in Akita. Tasted pretty good and was nice since I haven't been able to visit any festivals lately and eat some of the tasty food from the stalls! Hoping There's some awesome stuff happening this spring. I want to get out and try all the food I've been missing out on and drink some plum wine under the cherry blossoms! Was a long, fun day today though, gonna get some sleep now🥱

Man that's beautiful. I read an article about this place on here as well. I really want to visit. The water is so clear it reminds me a lot of Oshino Hakkai, but I think the color of the water makes this place just a liiiiittle more beautiful. Although it's a pretty tough call lol. It's interesting how the article mentioned that the best time of year is fall to see the autumn leaves reflected on the surface of the water, but I bet spring would be just as beautiful. I guess it depends on if there's any cherry blossoms around the pond. I definitely saw maples though! I'll have to try the chimaki as well if I get the chance, I'd never heard of it until now.

Whoa! Now those are some fireworks! Holy crud, this is insane. I don't think I've ever seen fireworks this bright and colorful and I've been to the Omagari Fireworks Festival before! Didn't know that Mie had such amazing fireworks. All of the good fireworks festivals are so far away from Tokyo 😂. Just more reason to explore other areas of Japan though I suppose. Apparently this is the Kihoku Lantern Festival too so I'd get to see some beautiful lanterns on the water as well. Hopefully I can get out some this summer, been cooped up indoors for way too long at this point, and I'm starting to miss the fresh nippon breeze 😂. Hopefully spring comes somewhat early this year so I can see some cherry blossoms and drink some plum wine while barbecuing lol!

This photo captures the essence of Kyoto so well in my opinion. Cherry blossoms and a yakatabune. It's so simple and yet so elegant at the same time. I like how the boat is just slightly obscured by the cherry blossoms and you can feel how the wood on the roof of the boat has aged just by looking at it. Kyoto has so many beautiful sights to see and experiences to try. I'm looking forward to one of these boat rides the next time I go, and I'm also planning on visiting a kawadoko because I've eaten by a river before so I know how refreshing it is, but I've never eaten OVER a river before inside a boat maybe but this is different so I'm looking forward to a new experience. Going to have to visit all the temples and shrines I didn't have the chance to visit before as well.

和歌山県のお寺での一枚。
参道を覆うように桜が咲き誇り、
上から見ると桜に包まれているかの様でした。
また西日が差し込み桜がオレンジに染まっており大変綺麗でした。

桜花爛漫

京都府、伏見の桜。
停められた十石舟を纏うように咲く桜に朝日が差し込みました。

桜とマラソン🌸

歴史ある一本桜

京都市、六孫王神社の桜。
赤い橋、鳥居と桜と日本らしい景色がそこにはあります。
京都駅からすぐであり、観光で訪れるにも良いと思います。

奈良の渓流に咲く大山桜。
非常に珍しい桜であり、
ピンクの花びらがとても美しいです。

京都市、蹴上のインクライン。
春の桜は圧巻です。
元々は船の運行のための鉄道であり、1891（明治24）から運航し、舟運の衰退とともに1948（昭和23）年に役割を終え、現在はその廃線跡は京都市の文化財に指定されています。

和歌山県の粉河寺の桜。
山門の前も後ろも桜というとても美しいお寺です。
人のシルエットを挟むと非常にドラマチックです。

奈良県の渓流に咲く、大山桜。
この大山桜は関西では3本しか咲いていないと聞く、とても珍しい桜です。
ピンクの花びらがとても美しいです。

目黒川の桜

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奈良県、宇陀市の又兵衛桜。
時代劇にも登場したこの桜。
朝日が差し込んだ瞬間に桜が輝きます。

船岡城址公園からの景色です。
毎年の桜の季節になると絶景をみることができます。

樹齢300年以上の一本桜です。
朝日に照らされ神秘的でした。
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美しい桜とともに。
モデル/山賀琴子
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樹齢300年以上の歴史ある一本桜です。朝日に照らされ神秘的な雰囲気になりました。
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