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This was my destination when I was walking around a peaceful neighborhood on the northeast part of Tokyo: Kyu Nakagawa (旧中川) or Former Naka River. There's not much noise about this place so how come I've come to know of this place?
Actually I just stumbled this by accident. As I was browsing for places in Tokyo where to see the plum blossoms (yes, plum blossoms not cherry blossoms!), I found this park where one could enjoy Kawazu Sakura, which blooms earlier than the usual cherry blossoms. I'm not really a fan of the touristy places and I'm sure there will be full of people in those places. As much as I can, I'd like to avoid the crowd to enjoy the flowers that I've been wanting to see in peace.
I was hoping to spend my afternoon break in the park, with the cherry blossoms in sight and with the river. When I lived in Osaka, there's this place I go to in my afternoon weekends, enjoying the view, reading a book or just reflecting - and yes, that place was a riverside. In the place where I live now, it's a bit far to enjoy the cool breeze of the river. So I was really hoping for that here in Kyu Naka River.
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When I arrived in the park, I was surprised there were many people than what I expected. Some were laying down their mats under the cherry blossoms and enjoying hanami with their company which is the usual and I approve of (I'm in no condition to approve or reject though LOL). I even saw lovers having a sweet moment under the cherry blossoms. WOW! Excuse to single people. 😅
But more than 50% of the people there came for pictorials. What?! I was surprised that these people came for their photos taken with the cherry blossoms as background. I mean it's understandable but I also kinda hope they would enjoy the scenery than taking selfies.
Well, I'm not really in a position to rant either because I was also holding my phone in hand taking a photo of the cherry blossoms. Ahihi.
It was hard to take a decent photo of the fascinating cherry blossoms because I was still not used to my camera settings. I didn't really play around with it that much when I got this. This was practice. Practice after a month of usage. 😅
Did I mention this park has a view of Tokyo Skytree in the distance? Look, this tower's photobombing my cherry blossoms photos.
Eventually I got tired of the cherry blossoms area because of the crowd. I also didn't have a mat with me so staying under these trees was a no.
I found benches by the river and that's where I stayed for a while. Luckily there was a vacant bench so I was just sitting there and had my sunbathing. No worries, even when the sun was on my face, I didn’t get burnt. 😅
Thanks for reading!
See you around! じゃあ、またね！
With love,
All photos are taken using my phone unless stated otherwise.
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You got some gorgeous shots! You did a great job framing and composing your shots while keeping the backgrounds in mind. Thanks for sharing the beauty with us here in the community my friend.
Thank you! I was still in the process of learning what my phone can do 😅
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Iba talaga ang gondo sa Japan, makapag byahe nga dyan mamaya uwian lang. Dapat nagdala ka kahit karton ng lucky me para you can sit parin sa may shade ng puno. Pag nagtanong bakit hindi mat ang gamit mo sabihin mo Pinoy ka and yan ang standard.
HAHAHAHA! Kainis, ang kalat ko pag ganun hahha
Di mo malalaman pag di mo susubukan hahaha
HAHAHHAA grabe ka tp! try mo nga yan
Beautiful shots @wittyzell. You even made it more fascinating with a photobomb.
Thank you! I got lucky I was able to find that angle
You're welcome. By the way, congratulations for winning the Travel Digest 2204. 🎉
What a beautiful place. Love spring and cherry blossoms!
I also like cherry blossoms! 😅
KIREI!
nice talaga sya 😅
Ang ganda talaga ng cherry blossom. You will not get bored in this place with these lovely cherry blossoms around.
Agree! It's short lived though so gotta make the most of it jud
Yes true. Enjoy life to the fullest😊
wow a lot of beautiful photos O.O. you live in japan? :O
thanks for the compliment! yes, i live in japan 😊
owh thats cool. When I was in highschool, I wanted to go study and live there but my japanese was no good
That’s alright! Some people come here with 0 japanese. Eventually you’ll still be able to learn here. You should try to come.
haha its ok i realized now maybe it was too much of a dream TT i wasnt realistic
You are so good in photography Ma'am @wittyzell it is my first time to see closely on the picture the flower of Sakura tree. You also have an amazing vacation trip in Japan Ma'am. God bless
Thank you! I'm still practicing more with my phone~
Criminal 😍