Cherry-Blossom Viewing (Hanami)/ 花見

Come spring, countless cherry trees around Japan burst into white and pink flowers.

That's the cue for locals to gather in parks and along river banks for sake-fuelled cherry-blossom-viewing parties called hanami.

More elaborate bacchanals – complete with barbecues and turntables – carry on long past dark for yozakura (night-time cherry blossoms).

While the best places to see the blossoms is a hot debate, two favourites include Kyoto's Maruyama-kōen, with its dramatic weeping cherry tree, and Tokyo's Yoyogi-kōen, where the grassy lawns become one week-long party scene.

Maruyama-kōen

こんにちは！
しまりすです！

最近暖かくなってきて春が近づいてきてるのを感じますね＾＾

春といえばお花見ですね！

本日は枝垂れ桜で有名な円山公園を紹介します！

円山公園の枝垂れ桜

見所はなんといってもこの大きな枝垂れ桜。

これを見るためにたくさんの人が訪れ、枝垂れ桜一帯はカメラを構える人で一杯です。

ぜひ一度見に行ってみてください(^O^)／

@shimaris