I ended up on a work trip to Japan last month. It was a trip I was reluctant to make initially. On hindsight, it turned out to be my best trip out this year. Not for anything else, but only for this.
It was Sakura season and the flowers were in full bloom. It was an amazing sight.
I went for a walk in the park and Japanese families and friends were out picnicking and enjoying the beautiful weather. They sat in the shade of the trees and had entire sushi platters laid out. The flowers drifted down and covered the sushi like a dusting of snow.
Spring was in the air and there was a buzz in the city. It was an experience I would remember for a long time to come.
According to my Japanese colleague, Cherry flowers blossom for two weeks a year. The best viewing window last only for a week ...
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