I have been waiting for this moment for a while in Japan, it's almost sakura (cherry blossom) season!! I went on a hanami with my friend about a week too early. Hanami is the name for a traditional picnic under cherry blossom trees. It's super fun. Everyone here does them. As I said, we went a bit early. There were some trees that were in full bloom but not as many as we had hoped. We grabbed some food and headed over to Shinjuku National Gardens in hopes of having a great picnic.
It was a beautiful day so the park was still pretty crowded. We went to the traditional Japanese portion of the garden and grabbed a seat right under a blooming sakura tree.
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| Me under our tree |
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| My lunch box: fried pork, rice, tamagoyaki (fried egg), and green tea |
I absolutely loved. We just sat there and absorbed the natural beauty around us. I adore the attitude that he Japanese have about sakura season. Everyone stops their days to admire the trees and enjoy a relaxing picnic. I think so often we blow past all of the natural beauty that is around us. We are so bust we never pause to reflect on the stunning things around us. It has really been a wonderful change in attitude for this amazing spring season.
After lunch, we joined everyone in taking pictures of our tree. I think I caught some pretty great pictures.
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| The obligatory close up |
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| The park in the background |
We walked through the rest of the park trying to find some more awesome trees. Luckily, we found some perfectly blooming ones.
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| Yes! I have a picture of me and the tree!! |
So basically, I had an awesome time and can't wait for peak season!
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