Hanami, the Cherry Blossom Festival
April 12th 2011 Celebrating hanami seems disrespectful with so many people suffering in the north, and Japanese people are cancelling vacations and parties to show solidarity with the victims. But cherry blossoms, or sakura, have been blooming all over Japan and as the weather slowly infects me with spring fever, it's also hard not to enjoy the season.
I experienced big league hanami in Kyoto two weeks ago,
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