Cherry Blossoms

Having seen the cherry blossoms on my last venture to Japan, I was keen to return during the winter and see the famous Snow Festival in Sapporo. I also had to play Tour Guide on a couple of occasions, free of charge I might add...

The cherry blossoms given to USA as a gift from Japan were actually from South Korea during the Japan occupation.  There are lots of festivals and clouds of cherry blossoms everywhere you ...

... city. Although the spot was crowded, the view was quite beautiful. (Of course, it would have been more beautiful with fully blooming cherry blossoms.)  Then I hurried back to the bus stop, but there was a long waiting line. I was desperate, so..... I ...

... trail to the observatory was quite steep and I couldn't climb without panting. The view from there was fine, but I couldn't see many cherry blossoms. Honestly, it was disappointing. After I descended the hill, I tried to walk up to Kinpu Shrine, but I was ...

... Art Museum, a massive amusement park called Seoul Land, the botanical gardens, and.....a zoo!!!!! Let's not forget the cherry blossoms! They were absolutely beautiful! After about a million pictures of cherry blossoms, we bought sky lift tickets and ...

... Poor, Fairly Poor, Fairly Good, Very Good, Great my fortune was 'Very Good'. Afterward we visited Shukkein gardens and enjoyed the cherry blossoms just about to bloom and jumping carp in the lakes. Monday 4/3: We listened to an HIV/AIDS lecture by a ...

Known as hanami, anticipating, watching and celebrating the blooming of sakura (cherry blossoms) is an important event all over Japan. There is even a sakura blooming forecast http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011.html to help people plan their ...

... about taking us there, and then she was thinking about whether there would be sakura out by then. Well if you don't know, Sakura (cherry blossoms) only blossom for one week out of the year. Well this was the only day that this church family could go to ...

... didn't stretch our luck and try the castle tour, though it looked like a good one to see.  We did enjoy walking through the garden.  The girls favorite part?  Looking at the cherry blossoms or the sunlight in the fountain, looked like a ...

... for one week maybe two weeks. I took the metro and bus into the capital city past the Washington National Cathedral. The Cherry Blossoms were in full bloom there. Excerpt from 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival ! “The Gift of the Trees A ...