No doubt spring is the most marvelous time of year in Japan. But these past few years, the rain has put a damper on Ohanami (cherry blossom viewing and picnics). The past weekend was supposed to be the major weekend to view the cherry blossoms as well as the weekend coming up but the forecast for this and last week is rain.
Spring is a very important time in Japan as it is the start of the new fiscal year; people change jobs, students change grades/schools and people get fired. Ohanami is important in this change as it gives people time to unwind, meet up with friends and just blow off some steam.
Since I didn’t get to do any picnics in the park or BBQ with friends and fam last weekend, I decided to take a walk after lunch as it wasn’t raining though overcast. I brought my camera along though the light didn’t give me much motivation, I snapped some shots. All photos were edited using the Adobe Lightroom app. The cover photo is my favorite as it shows various colors of spring.
My next favorite is the statue pointing at the sakura, I feel it was strategically placed there to capture the sakura moment but that could just be my perspective. There were a few elder couples doing Ohanami under the trees. Can you spot them?
