It's spring in Japan!
Almost everybody knows sakura (桜), in english: cherry blossoms, is famous in Japan that tourists from all over the world visit the country to witness this magnificent beauty.
But after a week or two, these flowers are gone. After blooming and showing the world its beauty, the petals constantly fall. Are cherry blossoms really the saddest flower?
I'm not a fan of crowded places but I love to see the cherry blossoms.
Cherry Blossoms = Crowd
This simple formula means that wherever there are cherry blossoms, there will always be a crowd.
So where does my journey begin?
The search for the cherry blossoms without a lot of people begins..
Meguro River
Even on a Wednesday night, there are so many people in Meguro Riverside eating and drinking. There are a lot of stalls along the river selling alcoholic drinks and different kinds of food. Who would have thought that Wednesday would be this festive?
But then again, these flowers are just so beautiful that you won't even mind the crowd. (Or maybe I do?)
Shinjuku Central Park
Maybe because it's COVID time, not a lot of people come to Shinjuku Chuo Park (in english: Shinjuku Central Park). I was expecting people doing hanami (花見 in english: flower viewing) - people laying down mats to have a picnic under the beautiful cherry blossoms tree - but only a few did.
Then I realized, maybe this place is not so famous in Tokyo for cherry blossoms.
The photo below is my favorite. I even set this as my phone's wallpaper.
Shinjuku Central Park is surrounded by buildings including the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. I guess salarymen (people call them salaryman because they are the working class of the society, usually wearing suits at work - you can read more about it in this article in Wikipedia) come here for a quick walk during lunch time.
Nishi Kasai
Luckily I found a place where not a lot of people go to. The park is so spacious. There are benches everywhere and many people are here to jog. On the not so far end, people can even do fishing!
Others
Few more strolls and found gems too!
Even Shibuya has few cherry blossoms!
Outro
I think sakura is not the saddest flower because it gives joy to the people around. It may not bloom for a long time but because of the constantly falling petals, the ground seems like it is carpeted in pink. Its beauty is celebrated all over Japan, not just as a flower in a tree but even in food, drinks, scents and many more (I'll blog about it next time!). So even when sakura only shows up in a short while during spring, it lasts for a long time.
If you're in Japan, where do you usually go for cherry blossoms?
If you're not in Japan, come visit! The cherry blossoms await you next spring.
Til next time!
All photos in this post are taken using my phone and edited by me.
Tsugoi!
@akumagai thank you!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH KA NICEEEEEEE! Nganu wala man ko sa Tokyo oyssss HUHU
@danaperez it's also nice there! not a lot of people so not noisy and so peaceful! you can really enjoy hanami! 😉
Next time ate, next timeeeeeeeeeeeee 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
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It is one of my dreams to see Cherry Blossoms, I wish I could travel to Japan too. Good evening!
@afterglow Definitely come to Japan when the borders for tourist open! It's really fun and beautiful here.
I will, thanks (^_^)
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Wow these photographs are so beautiful...I was stunned while looking at them :)....nice work! I hope I can visit Japan someday.
@celticheartbeat Thank you for the appreciation! I'm actually not so confident with my photography skills so receiving this kind of compliment really helps boost my confidence.
I hope you can definitely visit Japan someday. Right now, tourists aren't allowed to enter yet but maybe soon, they'll decide to accept tourists.
Your photography skills are great .I love seeing the Sakura blossom's in Japan. I look forward to seeing more of your posts :).Welcome to hive!
@celticheartbeat Thank you for the compliment and for the warm welcome! No more sakura in Tokyo right now but it's blooming in other places in Japan. Yes definitely will post more, see you around!
Very magical. I have zero photography skills, but for a random observer like me, the pictures look stunning. Great job!
Few weeks to go and it's golden week. Hope you guys have a fun and relaxing vacation.
Again, welcome to Hive!
@jazzhero Thank you! I think the cherry blossoms makes the pictures more stunning. Even if you have zero photography skills, if the cherry blossoms are in the photo, it's already beautiful 😅
I'm surprised you knew about Golden Week. Thank you for wishing us a relaxing vacation - which I hope it would be really fun and exciting. No concrete plans yet but I hope there will be so I can post about it.
See you around!
Hopefully, someday I can do 花見 in person too. It's so beautiful.
I used to work for a Japanese company here in PH, and I got Pinoy friends working in Japan now. So I know how excited Japan is for Golden Week haha. Enjoy!
@jazzhero Oh I see! I remembered you were a programmer before, that explains it!
If you're not going here for work, at least you can come here as a tourist once the borders open! See you then here in Japan by then 😅
What a view! I definitely wanna go to Japan to eat Ramen everyday but after seeing your photos and the different destinations, I can skip a meal for sakura! Also, your pictures at Shinjuku Central Park are so beautiful 😍
@youreuniverse Eat Ramen everyday?! wow! that's so incredibly crazy! 🤣
Well, you can have a stroll after eating ramen.. or stroll first then ramen after 😉
Thank you! They are my favorite, and I keep going back there as the park is just a 30-min walk from home.
Hahahaha if only in Japan, I can dream of eating ramen, gyoza, karage, and chahan everyday 🤤 Woooow, I hope you visits at the park can somewhat calm your day. Stay safe always!
@youreuniverse that's also the thing, I get lazy going out. 😅 But yeah, since it's not freezing outside anymore, maybe I'm going to be out and about frequently.
Gyoza and chahan! Oh my, my diet.. but they're the best!