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2017/04/07 It is the Sakura season again.  After a not-so-cold-winter, finally the Sakura had decided to bloom with the best timing. As the weather suddenly became cold, the peak was little delayed to the mid week. The peak was actually predicted to be  over the weekend of 1st and 2nd April. The path to walk was marked this year, so there was no traffic. It was less crowded compared to the previous years.  It is my favorite spot around Tokyo, the Meguro river.  The captions may be similar to the ones of the previous years. As usual, Sakura was in full bloom. Pink everywhere! Japan like, this is..! The Meguro river was flowing serenely under the Sakura tunnel. Loved it!! More like, I was never tired of it!So far this is my favorite photo this year. Sakura is blocking the view of the Sakura tunnel. You can keep gazing at the water below for such a long time following the Sakura petals fallen to the water. It is very beautiful and calm. There are boutiques,

2016/5/5 Kamikochi is one of the most scenic places in Japan. The best season to visit Kamikochi is the lte spring  or early summer. We went  during the mid spring in the Golden Week in Japan so it was still the winter for the highlands. We can reach midway by our own car and then we have to use the shuttle buses. Refer to the [Access] tab for more information.  We got out of the bus at the Taisho pond and started to walk. Taisho Pond It was cloudy that day but the water still had a beautiful emerald color.  Tashiro Pond  There was not much water in the pond but Mount Yadake towers over this pond too. I could capture a beautiful texture photograph of the clear water flowing over the  stones. Hotaka Bridge We pass over several bridges on the trail and this is one of them. The water is flowing beneath with snowy mountains at the background. Weston Memorial Palque We rarely see foreigners getting credit for something in Japa