Sakura watching in Tokyo

It was cherry blossom season  here in Tokyo and the whole city turned out to enjoy the scenery!

桜が満開になったので花見しに行きました！

This ain’t no joke. Look how crowded it is!

言うまでもないが激混みだった！

They broadcast the exact days when the sakura are in full bloom so the weekend of full bloom is like a carnival!

武道館の外はこんな感じだった。もうお祭り状態！

They’ll have these cool omatsuri festival style booths where you can get sake, yakitori and other overpriced, but tasty carnival goodies.

…ってかお祭りだった！（笑）

I always get shochu drink and some snacks for the road.

こういう時はもちろんSTRONGとたこやき！

Man, I have to admit the the sakuras look pretty cool in person. They contrast really well with the black tree trunks.

寒かったけど桜はきれいだった。

A little bit of sunshine never hurt either!

なんていうか、ボリュームたっぷり！日も出てきてさらにパワーアップ！

There are sakura trees all over Tokyo like these ones lining the river and train tracks.

電車から見る桜もいいね。本当桜の木って街中にあるんだな。

You can sort of get lost in the sakura blossoms…

やっぱりきれいだな〜

I decided to walk down these line of trees in full bloom.

場所を変えてここを歩く事に…

It’s like walking in a tunnel of sakura…

桜の木に囲まれた道…花のトンネルみたいだったけど…

Except for the fact that I was stuck behind this guy and he kept showing up in all of my pictures…

このオヤジの後ろにハマっちゃってどの写真にもこの頭が…

So we decided to move off the track and go up this cool street…

ウザかったのでここから脱出。

The sun started to come out and it began to warm up!

天気もよくなってきて気分もアップ！

Ahhh…sakoooora

いいね〜〜癒してくれ〜〜

Tintin was ready to head to Yoyogi Park for some more action…

そこでティンティンが先頭で代々木公園へ！

It’s this way…

急いでます…

And as expected from Tokyo’s main inner city park, Yoyogi was packed with people.

そして予想通りの混みっぷり。

Everyone was enjoying the “hanami” or “flower watching”. You basically bring drinks and food and party under the sakura.

It’s a national tradition and another excuse to drink from noon!

みんな強引に木の下に集まり、花見パーティーしてた。

やっぱ、昼からの酒はうまいね！

This is a big park so you can imagine how many people were here…

周りはこんな感じ。公園っぽくていいね〜

Some normal flowers…

普通の花も…

Tintin seemed to enjoy the atmosphere…

ティンティンも満足。

Just another day to reset the soul, enjoy good company…

桜の季節は本当にきれいだ。心を癒し、気持ちもリセットでき、

and to appreciate the sakuras in bloom. In a few days, they’ll all be gone.

What a luxury…until next year!

本当に贅沢な時期だと思う。こんなにきれいなのにすぐになくなってしまう…mottainai…

今年の花見は大成功！また来年だな！