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April 16th 2008
Published: May 3rd 2008
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Late March to early April in Japan is cherry blossom season, symbolic of the brevity but intense beauty of life. The fragile blossoms only last about a week or two long before falling. Japanese Vocab mankai: full bloom sakura: cherry blossoms, symbol of springtime in Japan saku/saiteru: to bloom/are in bloom ~jo: added to the end of a name, meaning ~ Castle (wakayamajo = wakayama castle) ~tera/de... Read Full Entry



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making the petals fall
the ascent...the ascent...
the ascent...

...up the very looooooooong and steep staircase to kimiidera, a temple in Wakayama city.
Japan...Japan...
Japan...

all in one picture: a temple, a buddha statue, a tombstone and some cherry blossoms...
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Christine and Zach

washing away their sins in the temple fountain...
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koyaguchi

The light up in a park in Koyaguchi
sooooo prettysooooo pretty
sooooo pretty

the whole hill was covered in sakura trees in full bloom and lit up with lights...it was magical...
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everyone

zach, josh, lara, tony, sarah, ryan, christine and laura
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Nagata Kannon

The next day at a temple nearby Zach's town.



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