Those pictures have been taken in April 2011.
Last year’s Hanami, the Japanese name naming the custom of enjoying every year the new flowers, was close to th 20th of March in Tokyo.

Due to cold weather, this year’s has been a little bit late. The week-end of the 9th-10th of April was the perfect timing to enjoy Hanami with friends and family.
Here are a couple of pictures.

In Tsukishima, Tokyo.

Those pictures have been taken close to Kanda river, Tokyo.
Cherry blossoms 2011, Kanda river Tokyo
Cherry blossoms 2011, Kanda river Tokyo 2
Cherry blossoms 2011, Kanda river Tokyo 3
Cherry blossoms 2011, Kanda river Tokyo 4
Cherry blossoms 2011, Kanda river Tokyo 5
Cherry blossoms 2011, Kanda river Tokyo 6
Cherry blossoms 2011, Kanda river Tokyo 7

Feel free to use those pictures as you wish.
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Japan is famous in foreign countries for the beautiful pink cherry blossoms (Sakura) that bloom from mid-march to the end of March.
It is possible to do other hanami in Japan than the Sakura.
From mid-february to mid-march, you can find in a lot of places Ume blossoms. Ume are Japanese prunes.

Here are a couple of pictures that have been taken in Shinjuku Gyoen, in Tokyo. Enjoy!




I’ll try to publish pictures with cherry blossoms when they’ll bloom, in two weeks.

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