Photography/Travel/Nature
Sakura And The Other Blooms Of Japan
It’s Spring, it’s Sakura and almost half of Japan is in Pink
Sakura is Cherry Blossom
A symbol of hope and peace.
A symbol of new life and optimism.
A symbol of love and tenderness.
The unofficial national flower of Japan.
My companion for my revenge travel.
Some trees are still in their Winter mode.
But most have bloomed ahead of Spring.
Oh, those Cherry Blossoms! My first time seeing them. What a feeling! So magical that my cameras have scolded me to lessen my excitement. But who can resist them?
The Plum Blossoms and the rest of the blooms are enchantments that will stay in my ❤️ forever.
Spending the last days of Winter and the first days of Spring in Japan is priceless. More than priceless.
Every place has a story to tell. But most of all, has flowers to boast.
The Blossoms and the Pink
- On my first day, the first train station that I got out to start marking my footprints in Nagoya.
Nagoya is a city in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan.
2. At Tsumago-juku. A post town in the Nakasendo, in Nagano Prefecture. The tranquility and vibes of old Japan made up for the many transfers. Trains and buses with infrequent schedules just to be there.
3. The Plum Grove in Tsumago-juku.
4. On the way to Inuyama Castle in Inuyama, Aichi.
Inuyama is a city in Aichi Prefecture. Literally, the city’s name means “Dog Mountain “.
5. At Nagoya Castle. It was a Saturday and it was as if everyone was there.
Including me with my matchy-matchy pink mask.
Though the Japanese government loosens the regulation of wearing a mask, the people still prefer to wear one. The weather changes from the negative to sunny to rainfall to a cold night in the span of 24 hours. The elders and the children are at risks. Better to wear one than be sorry.
6. The fallen ones at Tsumago-juku.
7. Magnolia Liliiflora along the Otsu-dori street in Nagoya.
The other colors of Spring
- The Magnolias at Tsumago-juku.
2. The Plum Blossoms at the entrance of a supermarket in Takayama.
Takayama is a city in Gifu Prefecture. If you want the rural vibes of Japan, this is the place to be.
3. In one of the houses in Takayama.
4. At Miyagawa morning market in Takayama. The locals sell their own products. Tags of most of these items are written in Japanese characters. It’s a struggle to know what they are selling.
5. Winter Berry in Tsumago-juku.
Finally, tourists can experience Cherry Blossoms from the first bloom to full bloom again as Japan opened its doors to tourism.
The places I have been may not be the best places to experience Sakura but they are less crowded. And that is more than fine with me.
