Tag: cherryblossoms

Kawazu Sakura Festival
Feb 26

Kawazu Sakura Festival

Apparently, in Japanese, there is an expression for a trip that relieves heartbreak or a sentimental journey and that is 傷心旅行 shōshin ryokō. That is what I felt when I booked this trip on a whim last week, three days before the trip’s day. It was a non-romance related heartbreak for me, but still, it…

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Early Sakura
Mar 8

Early Sakura

Europe is covered in March snow but in Japan (or at least in Tokyo…) spring has sprung! Now, besides the early bloomers, the ume (plum) flowers, you can admire early sakura (cherry) blossoms in several places in Tokyo. One of those places is Shinjuku Gyoen, a beautiful park located in the busy Shinjuku, a perfect…

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