Cherry blossom season is the main event around Mt Yoshino, with around 30,000 trees of 200 varieties, that bloom all over the mountain from late March to mid-April. Worth a visit if you can get there.
Hikone Castle cherry blossom on the shores of Lake Biwa.
Himeji Castle but baseball size crowds.
We have a local spot on a mountain where we have a picnic without the crowds and blue tarps.
Honestly, the best way to view them is from a distance and while on the move. Sitting on blue sheets and eating rubbish food does nothing for the experience. In my area, the local schools planted cherry blossom trees around the schools. There are no hanami parties at all in the school zones, but the trees look fantastic (for a week).
There is a little river near where we live in Nanjo, Okinawa, where the banks are full of blossoms from the middle of January to the middle of February. Gorgeous!
The Western side of Hirosaki Castles looking north west towards Iwaki San. Just one of many in Hirosaki Castles grounds. It a city renown for traditional Music and during hanami they have musician playing traditional music and the samasan can be heard in the castles ground during hanami.
I wonder why someone chose to give me a downvote. Do they think that there is no river with cherry blossoms near where we live and that I'm lying? Care to explain why, downvoter?
I wonder why someone chose to give me a downvote. Do they think that there is no river with cherry blossoms near where we live and that I'm lying? Care to explain why, downvoter?
I guess some people just go through life thinking 'what can I find to hate today?' personally I thought your description splendid!
I'm glad you thought the description splendid. It was just a statement of fact. I am still waiting for the downvoter to explain himself. Perhaps he or she hates Bertie and just automatically downvotes anything he writes.
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GuruMick
The secret ones where no tourists are...yep, these do exist
Cherry blossoms next to a little mountain stream
Me on the streams sandy foreshore on a beach chair
with a cold beer in hand, one cooling in the water...
wallace
Cherry blossom season is the main event around Mt Yoshino, with around 30,000 trees of 200 varieties, that bloom all over the mountain from late March to mid-April. Worth a visit if you can get there.
Hikone Castle cherry blossom on the shores of Lake Biwa.
Himeji Castle but baseball size crowds.
We have a local spot on a mountain where we have a picnic without the crowds and blue tarps.
Negative Nancy
Honestly, the best way to view them is from a distance and while on the move. Sitting on blue sheets and eating rubbish food does nothing for the experience. In my area, the local schools planted cherry blossom trees around the schools. There are no hanami parties at all in the school zones, but the trees look fantastic (for a week).
Namahage
@Gurumick
Sounds great.
Ours blossom during Golden Week,so will be doing likewise.
BertieWooster
There is a little river near where we live in Nanjo, Okinawa, where the banks are full of blossoms from the middle of January to the middle of February. Gorgeous!
John-San
The Western side of Hirosaki Castles looking north west towards Iwaki San. Just one of many in Hirosaki Castles grounds. It a city renown for traditional Music and during hanami they have musician playing traditional music and the samasan can be heard in the castles ground during hanami.
BertieWooster
I wonder why someone chose to give me a downvote. Do they think that there is no river with cherry blossoms near where we live and that I'm lying? Care to explain why, downvoter?
NZ
we always avoid crowded places so best place to enjoy sakura in our own garden at home...
diagonalslip
BertieWoosterToday 09:12 am JST
I guess some people just go through life thinking 'what can I find to hate today?' personally I thought your description splendid!
BertieWooster
diagonalslip,
I'm glad you thought the description splendid. It was just a statement of fact. I am still waiting for the downvoter to explain himself. Perhaps he or she hates Bertie and just automatically downvotes anything he writes.