These pix all took place during hanami, which literally means flower viewing, when all the cherry blossom trees in Japan bloom in a Northward-moving swathe across Japan. In Hakodate, where I'm fortunate enough to live, this coincides with a week-long national holiday.
So, it's one long week when *everyone* can cut loose and get wrecked in the beautiful parks under the pretense of being there to view the cherry blossoms - a truly beautiful time =)
It's quite possible to float from barbeque to barbeque all day and late into the night, if you're a waster like me, and a good time is had by all. Things to see: incredible clouds of white and pink cherry blossoms; semi-naked (the hat stayed on) sumo wrestling instigated by local students; a whole lot of jingis kaan; gaijin being stripped by suprisingly forward Japanese women (OK, maybe that's just me); impromptu shamisen, tanko and drum playing, and Japanese other than salarymen getting stinking drunk.
Right now winter is well under way, and although I'm looking forward to the snowboarding, I do hanker for the beautiful spring, and the 30C summer. Just a little.
So, it's one long week when *everyone* can cut loose and get wrecked in the beautiful parks under the pretense of being there to view the cherry blossoms - a truly beautiful time =)
It's quite possible to float from barbeque to barbeque all day and late into the night, if you're a waster like me, and a good time is had by all. Things to see: incredible clouds of white and pink cherry blossoms; semi-naked (the hat stayed on) sumo wrestling instigated by local students; a whole lot of jingis kaan; gaijin being stripped by suprisingly forward Japanese women (OK, maybe that's just me); impromptu shamisen, tanko and drum playing, and Japanese other than salarymen getting stinking drunk.
Right now winter is well under way, and although I'm looking forward to the snowboarding, I do hanker for the beautiful spring, and the 30C summer. Just a little.
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