I took a picture of the plum blossoms in full bloom now. Location: Nagoya City Agricultural Center

Deep in the mountains of Shiga with the Suzuka Mountains in the background, you can enjoy a relaxing spring later than on the flatlands.

While driving around Shodoshima, there was a farm along National Route 436 (Yasuda, Shodoshima Town) where Kawazu cherry blossoms were in full bloom, and when I stopped by, there were many whitetails gathered in flowers. I took this photo with the zoom of a compact camera.

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.

Shot near Skytree (Tobu Bridge) The weather was fine with a wind speed of 3 to 5 m/s. I couldn't take a picture of the cherry blossom blizzard, but I was able to take a spring-like photo.

Shot near Skytree (Tobu Bridge) The weather was clear with no wind. Isn't it one of the most iconic landscapes of Japan? I focused on the cherry blossoms and took the picture.

#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!

This flower is not a cherry. The first flower that heralds spring is the plum blossom. When the plum groves in the mountain village are in full bloom, we feel the arrival of spring.

Speaking of the hana that heralds the spring of Japan, it is the plum blossoms. There is still a lot of snow left in early March. The signs of spring are already approaching.

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

The fallow fields of the rice fields are reborn as astragalus fields in spring. The scent of astragalus will energize the mood of children.

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 the only spring flowers in Japan. Visit this stunning peach blossom. This is the Togengo of this world.

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!

sprout From the soil, balloons sprouted. It's already spring.

The Yellow World of Happiness Beyond the risshun, the robai were in full bloom. The yellow world was very fantastic.

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

Wow I looked this place up and it's amazing! I'm surprised it doesn't seem as popular as other flower parks but it has some really beautiful scenery. There's a ton of different gardens all with different themes as well. Spring is coming soon so it's something to keep in mind I suppose! I've never heard of Tasha Tudor either but I'm curious to see what kind of picture books she wrote know. I love that Japan has a lot of these types of themed attractions so you can not only enjoy the location itself but also the history behind it or the history that it is brings to life. Hopefully I can get out to Gifu this spring/summer. The place is called "Flower Festival Commemorative Park" for anyone wondering.

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.

Cherry blossoms and snowy mountains