Today was the last day of spring break. The weather was gorgeous, sunny and warm. So Tatsuya and I decided to take a walk over to the park near our house and look at the sakura. It ended up becoming quite an adventure!
Here are a couple of pictures we took when we first got there. So many lovely cherry blossoms!
Before long, we began to encounter some food stands and picnickers!
Look, you can see our house from here! It’s that orange brick building in the center of the photo
After walking through the crowd, I decided to walk back down again, this time with the camera recording. This, my friends, is Japan during the cherry blossom season!
Before long, we decided to move over to the other side of the stream and walk back.
Here is a cute picture of a daddy and daughter watching a man play harmonica:
And here is me with a delicious chocolate-covered banana! Hmm, those clouds in the background seem a little ominous…
By the time we were nearly back where we started, the clouds started rolling in and the wind started to blow. And this is what happened next:
Crazy, right? I was covering my eyes because there was so much dust getting kicked up by the wind. It hurt! Afterward, the stream was choked with cherry petals… it looked like snow!
In the end though, we had a good time. We stopped at Yoshinoya restaurant for an early dinner, where we picked out cherry petals stuck to our hair and clothes. The wind turned the weather rather chilly, so we hurried home to take a hot bath and relax.
And guess what? It’s supposed to rain tomorrow! I guess the lessoned learned here is that the spring weather here in Japan changes on a dime. And we have the documented proof! I swear, all of our pictures and video were taken not much more than within the span of one hour.
Happy Spring, everyone!
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