Monday, 6 April 2009

Hanami at Yoyogi Koen

Spring is here and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. We went to Yoyogi Koen for Hanami, which means "flower viewing", or cherry blossom viewing. This is the time when Japanese hold Hanami parties under the blossoms. It is also common practice for people to reserve good spots under the trees early in the morning.

We found our nice little spot, laid the tarp and the boys began to play soccer. I sat down and soaked in the atmosphere. Birds chirping happily, groups of people having their parties with lots of food and drinks, people taking photos of the cherry blossoms, etc. It was also a pretty sight to see the cherry blossoms fall to the ground when the wind blew.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Mmmmm...your boys are cute. I always loved the name Jonathan.