I was lazy in posting details about last weeks Sakura viewing and Hanami celebration last weekend. And since the cherry blooms starting to fall down now. Here are some photos when they were in full bloom! They were such a lovely ssight to see! My Mom said..it’s looks like a paradise in the city! 
Hanami Festival is about to begin;-) Hanami is one of the most popular events of Spring. Crowds of people – families, groups of friends, and groups from companies sit under the fully open cherry blossoms, usually on plastic tarps, and have a picnic celebration. The picnic fare consists of a wide variety of foods, snack foods, and sake (rice wine) or other drinks. The activities often include dancing and karaoke in addition to the cherry blossom viewing. In very popular places such as Ueno park and Aoyama Cemetary in Tokyo the competition for prime picnic spots is intense. Company groups and family members claim spots by arriving very early in the morning and sitting all day long until the real celebrations begin in the evening. It is not unusual to see a young man in a business suit sitting under a cherry tree early in the morning reserving a space for his company. The new employees are traditionally given this job of sitting all day long to reserve space for the company celebration.
You can view more photos here for Cherry Blossoms 2009 and Cherry Blossoms 2008. Enjoy!
1 person has left a comment
Your blooms are almost the same as in DC and are more fuller than what we have here.
Ebies last blog post..Today’s Flowers: Wisteria