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Can’t wait to have Hanami Cherry Blossom Parties!

Tokyo cherry blossom

Cherry blossom is here in Tokyo now! A very ordinary suburban Tokyo streets change its appearance in quite a dramatic way with the coming of spring, when roads are covered with cherry blossoms. These photos are not from any tourist oriented locations but just plain ordinary suburban neighborhood of Yakumo in Meguro Ward. The power…

Earliest ever cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Japan’s prettiest national pastime of hanami, or cherry blossom viewing, has got off to its earliest start ever. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced the beginning of cherry blossom, or ‘sakura,’ season over the weekend. The declaration came after the agency’s designated index tree at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine showed the first flowers in bloom on Saturday,…