Stuff your face with chocolate to celebrate Jesus being hatched from a chocolate egg, laid by a golden rabbit.
Read MoreEaster
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sakura
Espresso and Blossoms
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Arguably the best thing about Europe is that there is a hugely diverse set of cultures, and histories, just a few hours away. As with anything, it's easy to take for granted.
Read MoreBlossoms on the Meguro River ー 目黒川の桜
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A small selection of photos from "Hanami 2014" cherry blossom viewing, by the Meguro River, Tokyo.
Read MoreA gust of wind blew these petals from a small gap in a branch, where they'd collected
Frozen in Time
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It's widely accepted that us humans are different to "the animals" in many ways; with one key aspect being our "understanding" of time. Here's some moments from Friday, Frozen in Time.
Read MoreA Walk to Aoyama Cemetery
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The recent warm weather is fuelling a brilliant-bloom of sakura throughout Tokyo. After returning my loaner Voigtländer super-wide heliar 15mm f4.5 lens to its rightful over, we walked from Ebisu to Aoyama Cemetery 「青山霊園」following a (reliable) tip off.
Read More"Sakura 2014" has started!
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It's officially the time of year when people in Japan take photos of cherry blossoms, remove their jackets, have some beer or plum wine, and lets their collective hair down under a sky of white and pink.
Read MoreChidorigafuchi 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.
Read MoreSakura on the Meguro River
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This could only really be Japan...
Read MoreHanami │ NEX-7 & Canon nFD 50mm F1.4 │ 50mm, ISO 100, f/2, 1/3200, OOC JPEG
Hanami
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We went for our annual "hanami" (flower viewing; though mainly cherry blossoms) in Tokyo yesterday, as the season is here proper.
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