04/03/2026
Sakura Scenes from our daily walking route. We are blessed to have a really special cherry blossom season, it’s been great weather for them. We are off the beaten path a bit but families still come and hang out under the trees, photographers stop and stroll along the river. It’s nice to see. They are at about 90% full bloom, now we’ll get to enjoy the petal showers as they start to come down. Kids are in spring break now too, what great timing. This season always reminds me of our first visits together to Kumamoto, we usually managed to catch a bit of Sakura. There is even a Sakura Forecast on the news everyday. One of this things I like most about it is there is no real monetization of Sakura- they are planted in many public spaces and everyone can enjoy them. -Sarah
