Mejiro with a long neck and sucking cherry nectar.

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Awesome! The samurai residences of Kakunodate were awesome when I went there. The cherry blossoms were really amazing as well. Along the river and all along the houses. I remember I talked to one of the local shopkeepers here for a minute and it was really nice. There's supposed to be castle ruins somewhere near the town as well but I didn't get a chance to see them. This is a great place to visit in the spring for anyone curious. I highly recommend checking it out. Be careful of the big green spiders though, lol. I think they're probably harmless but they are quite surprising...

Well if the last few days were any indication of what's to come then we should be seeing cherry blossoms in Tokyo in about a week. Today was a bit more chilly but Saturday the weather was great. Was able to throw on a t shirt and didn't need to turn the heat on at all. Got some work done around the house this weekend and looking forward to going out to some parks next weekend to see some cherry blossoms hopefully. If they're not blooming by next Saturday then the weekend after next should be great so I'm looking forward to that. Plum wine and BBQ here I come!

"I'll protect Mommy!" Walking with mom's hand on her son who just turned 4 years old. When I walk here next year, protect my brother as well. Location: Along the Asahina River, Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

It is a park near the house. In spring, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, There are many families with children. It's bustling. It's wide, so it's a good walk (^^ ♪

This is a photo of Miyajima's Momijima Valley. Autumn leaves and cherry blossoms in spring. It shows various expressions. I hope you will come and visit us.

Ahhh I can't wait for the cherry blossoms to start blooming. Only about a week left I guess. Today was nice and warm in Tokyo so hopefully that's a continuing trend from here on out as I'm kind of done with the cold weather this year lol! The winter scenery was all really beautiful but I think it's time for spring already. I need to look into buying a new BBQ so I can visit some parks and just relax for a whole day while eating delicious food and admiring the cherry blossoms. Hopefully Shinjuku Gyoen is open around then cuz I think it's been closed for a bit now, we'll see though. Anyways Mishima Taisha looks really cool. I always love seeing a row of cherry blossoms creating a tunnel. I'll have to add it to my list of places to visit in Shizuoka!

Shot near Skytree (Tobu Bridge) The wind speed was 3-5m/s It was fine. Shooting with the Sky Tree & Kawazu cherry blossoms to the full angle of view I remember struggling to focus. Shooting with persistence with AF without matching with MF I learned one new thing with the AF setting.

#春 #桜 Finally, I was able to see the buds on the cherry blossoms. This year it was colder than last year, so flowering is likely to be delayed.

locationArita City, Saga Prefecture The cherry blossom tunnel was very beautiful!

location Oita Shiura Peninsula The Kawazu cherry blossoms were blooming beautifully!

The rows of cherry blossom trees along the shore of the pond are a typical spring scene in Japan.

It is a cherry blossom bank in my neighborhood. Even if you don't go all the way to see the cherry blossoms at the tourist spots, if you are a little careful, you can find a wonderful cherry blossom viewing place in the neighborhood.

Cherry blossoms are not only Somei Yoshino. Take a look at this stunning weeping cherry blossom.

This is the daily life of spring. In Japan, we usually spread out our bento in a place with cherry blossoms in the neighborhood and enjoy cherry blossom viewing.

This is the daily life of spring. In Japan, there are flowers that represent cherry blossoms in the date and time.

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!

Cherry Tree The early-blooming Kawazu cherry blossoms in full bloom enveloped the Tokyo Sky Tree.

Full moon and night cherry blossoms

Kawazu cherry blossoms and the Milky Way

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.

One piece at a temple in Wakayama Prefecture. Cherry blossoms bloom as if covering the approach, When viewed from above, it looked as if it was wrapped in cherry blossoms. Also, the western sun was shining and the cherry blossoms were dyed orange, which was very beautiful.

Cherry blossom

Cherry blossoms in Fushimi, Kyoto. The morning sun shone into the cherry blossoms that bloomed like wearing a parked ten-stone boat.

Cherry blossoms and marathon ?