Sakura season is finally here! The cherry blossoms started blooming in Tokyo on March 21, and expected to peak about a week later. I write about sakura every year, but really, how can I resist? They’re so gorgeous! And the fact that they’re around for…
We visited Shizuoka in early April for strawberry-picking, and as we were driving off, we spotted a lovely stretch of sakura trees. Naturally, we got out of the car and rushed towards it! More accurately, three of us did. Fu had to find a place to…
Yoyogi Park is a big park near Harajuku Station in Tokyo. There are no admission fees and the park generally emanates a vibrant energy, with people engaged in all sorts of activities in the park. Off the top of my head, I recall seeing people playing badminton,…
Meguro River, or Meguro-gawa is a famous place in Tokyo for viewing cherry blossoms, but I have only ever seen photos of it. I decided to rectify it this year by starting off the sakura season here! More than 800 sakura trees line both sides…
Although the sakura season has long past, its beauty still lives on in the photos I captured! I thought I’d better fasterly blog it before it gets backlogged till the next sakura season lol. (yes, there are posts that I meant to write that are more…
We returned to Chidorigafuchi Park again this year to view sakura! Mostly because I’m still hung up about not being able to go boating last year! We missed the prime hanami season because we were in Korea, and some of the trees have already…
(well, we didn’t go at midnight, but it seems more mysterious and completes the feel of the picture… ;) On the same day after Part 1 here, we headed to Chidorigafuchi for more cherry blossoms viewing! This was the first time that I was…