A dog that seems to be smiling in the warm sunlight. I took this photo from a distance.

At Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa City, Tokyo. I took a picture of a dog in a tulip from a distance.

Shotoshi. It was blooming dainty in the shade.

At a park in Tachikawa City, Tokyo. Blue sky and cherry blossoms in your usual life.

Spring also comes to the neighborhood park and leaves.

When my eldest daughter entered elementary school, my best friend asked me to take a family photo. A cute eldest daughter and an eldest son who has not yet taken off diapers. Both of them were playing cheerfully.

When my eldest daughter entered elementary school, my best friend asked me to take a family photo. A cute eldest daughter and an eldest son who has not yet taken off diapers. Both of them were playing cheerfully.

? Hitachi Seaside Park

Wow this is awesome! I went to Ashikaga Flower Park a while back and had a blast! It was a bit cold when I went but I made sure I got some snacks at one of the vendors. The park was quite a bit larger than I was expecting and the illuminations were really cool as well. I didn't think there'd be so much wisteria but the large trellises were really beautiful. The other flowers in the park were amazing as well obviously, but there's something about the cascading wisteria that just looks so fantastical. Even in this picture you can kind of see how they almost create waves with the lighting and the angle. It kind of reminds me of the Northern Lights, albeit only orange-ish in this photo. What a great photo though. Good memories here!

After the entrance ceremony, at a nearby park

Been seeing a lot of photos of nemophila lately and they're all really beautiful. I'd love to go see them myself. I know there's Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki and I've been over there before, but I didn't know about the park at the time sadly, so I didn't get the chance. It's not too far from central Tokyo though and I know people over in Ibaraki so it's definitely something I'm considering. Not sure how long nemophila are in bloom though, so I'll have to look that up if I don't want to go and have them not be there anymore lol. Today the weather was really great though, hasn't been this warm in a while. Loving it and hope it keeps up like this!

Resting in a park with cherry blossoms in full bloom

Tulips ? in Kiso Mikawa Park

Tulips in pink and white pastel colors Part 2. It is an iPhone shot. I am impressed by the performance of the iPhone camera.

Showa Kinen Park Tulips. Pastel colors of pink and white make you feel spring.

What an amazing view! I've heard of Hitsujiyama Park, but I didn't know you could see such awesome sights there. I know the flowers are amazing but having both the flowers and the milky way is incredible. It's sort of like an illumination on its own. All of these cool places are outside of Tokyo lol! Tokyo has its fair share of awesome things as well, but you're not going to find anything like this unless you go as far on the outskirts of Tokyo as possible. Saitama has some really awesome scenery so I really enjoy going there when I have the chance. Definitely recommend it to anyone else as well! Would love to visit and see the moss phlox

Tsuruuda River cherry blossom trees in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture

Azalea in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture

At Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa City, Tokyo. Showa Kinen Park is home to many kinds of tulips. I like white tulips inside pink.

Showa Kinen Park Tulips. The colorful tulips cheer you up with a pop feeling.

Famous for Saint ☆ Onii-san, this photo was taken in Tachikawa City's commonly known Oni Park. It's like watching, like watching.

At Showa Kinen Park in Tachikawa City, Tokyo. Just simple tulips.

It is a park in a residential area at the northern end of Utsunomiya City, and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in early spring.

This photo was taken in a park in Gifu Prefecture. Surrounded by beautiful cherry blossom pink Bulbul and background with blue sky I shot it because it was very beautiful.

Saimyoji Shiseki Park (Saimyoji Historic Site Park): This looks like an awesome place to visit! I love all the different types of cherry blossoms in such a small area. There's so many different colors and shades it looks really fantastical. I wonder if there are any koi in the pond, it'd really complete the look of the area I think. The park looks pretty big as well, judging from the map on their website, it's also really close to Mt. Fuji as well so it's probably a nice place to drop by if you're in that area. It looks like there's also a pretty long stretch of road where you can view the cherry blossoms by car as well if you don't feel like hiking which is nice. Going to have to consider checking this place out!

moss phlox ?✨ of Ota Northern Sports Park It was so beautiful! ✨✨

Go to Higashiyama Park in Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture for a cherry blossom viewing break with your friends' family. Compare the local limited-time age manju and shimishimi oden.

Poppies are starting to bloom in Yokosuka Kurihama Flower Park.

Nemophila in Flower Expo Memorial Park, Osaka Prefecture.

Cherry blossoms and me and wooden sticks