There's a lot of people in this park!
Another shot of some of the people in our group at the party. As an added bonus, in the background, you can see loads of other people not associated with us, who were also there just to enjoy ohanami. This park must be pretty popular for this.
sidenote: The girl in the purple top who's only partially on the left side of this picture was REALLY drunk, and her face was -really- red from drinking. No, more red than that- I don't think you understand. I mean RED! No, dammit! I said _RED_!
In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more 
