Early cherry blossoms

Nice photo. Wish I was there because all I see is snow when I look out my window.

Beautiful Japan !!..

Live a few clicks away from this and visit most years.

Nice little town.

In ancient times the river was wide and deep and was a transport hub.

Lots of hidden history around.....including a museum with 1000 year old Buddha's carved out of wood, lost for hundreds of years under mud from flooding , aged and now devoid of detail but still retaining a special feeling of the human shape of Buddha.

You can rub the tummy of a 1000 year old statue...pretty cool.

Up the road leads to Kawazu waterfalls......beautiful as well.....keep driving to Shuzenji....little Kyoto .

Do it all in a day .

As much as I like to see the blossoms, I know what's next: Get ready to be overwhelmed with photos like these for the next several weeks.

nice to see that autumn is coming back

Not Autumn, Spring.