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2015/4/4 So it is the Sakura season, awakening the world top a new beginning.. It is a moment everybody waits eagerly to receive liveliness and to get freshened for the next fiscal year. I will start the post with an introduction to flower viewing or Hanami. This is what the Wikipedia has to say. " "Hanami" is the centuries-old practice of picnicking under a blooming  sakura  or  ume  tree. The custom is said to have started during the  Nara Period  (710–794) when it was  ume  blossoms that people admired in the beginning. But by the  Heian Period (794–1185), cherry blossoms came to attract more attention and  hanami  was synonymous with  sakura . [7]  From then on, in both  waka  and  haiku , "flowers"  ( 花   hana ? )  meant "cherry blossoms". The custom was originally limited to the elite of the Imperial Court, but soon spread to  samurai  society and, by the  Edo period...

2015/4/2 The main Sakura event in 2015 for me was at Meguro River. Meguro River is a famous Sakura spot in Japan. A Sakura viewing event is held every year.  Thousands of people come to walk along the riverside in day and night under the fully bloomed Sakura  trees. Following are some moments I captured with my phone.. Sakura Pinkier with the Lantern Light Long river with Sakura hanging over Sakura at night Pinkier than ever All Rights Reserved.