In this piece, I'll take you a little further away from our apartment, towards the neighbouring neighbourhood of Kamikitazawa.
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Sakurajosui - 桜上水 - Part 2
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cherry blossom
Final Blossoms
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Final Blossoms | NEX-7 & SEL24F18Z | 1/1250, f/2.2, ISO100, 24mm, RAW
The final blossoms are falling here in Tokyo, making way for the lush greens of the upcoming rainy season. There have been some collossal winds, and a bit of rain, so not many blossoms remain. The beginning of this week had some gorgeous sunlight, though. It was a little cloudy today, but the weather looks a little better this weekend, so I'll have my NEX batteries charged.
Chidorigafuchi at night
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Just as fast as it came... it's gone. Tokyo's hanami, lasting just about 10 days, surprised us all and has left as suddenly as it came.
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This could only really be Japan...
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Sakura Season!
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Cherry Blossom │ NEX-7 & SEL18200LE │ 179mm, ISO 1600, f/6.3, 1/200, RAW
It's started!
More blossoms
Cherry Blossom viewing, or hanami, is a popular pastime in Japan each spring. Though we were excited for our first, we're now on our third! Originally, we wondered why on earth the Japanese seem to treat each "sakura season" as if it were the first one. They never tire of it. Now we're starting our third, we know why.
White and Pink
The hanami (lit. flower see) season is characterised by the impressive blossom of the Japanese Cherry Blossom, sakura sakura. People gather underneath these fruitless cherry trees, and have drinking parties, always with cameras nearby.
This particular sakura season has snuck up on us. Only the other day, I was saying how the ume blossom were still not quite at their peak, yet here we are, scrambling to find a space in the park!
Sweeping down
Almost there...
High Contrast
This is only the beginning of what is hopefully going to be a fantastic sakura season. Stay tuned!
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