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Here are some pictures when I went to Fukujuji on April 28th. There was an eventm called Daihannyasai on that day. More than 10 Buddhist priests from neibor temples of Rinzai sect gathered recite a sutra aloud at the main hall of the temple. They were surrounded by so many people, not only the...
March was a laid-back month, though still quite chilly this year. Some of the things I did included: Going to Dai & Yuka's. Olivia, Yuka and I made cookies and chatted, and Dave played golf with the guys then assisted in eating the cookies! ;) We all played cards before going home! I think the game...
On Saturday, Shane and I participated in Bike the Blossoms, another event that's part of the Cherry Blossom Festival here. The idea was to get people out in the streets, biking underneath the seasonal flowers and making stops along the way to visit local cafes and markets (particularly ones that...
On Saturday, Shane and I participated in Bike the Blossoms, another event that's part of the Cherry Blossom Festival here. The idea was to get people out in the streets, biking underneath the seasonal flowers and making stops along the way to visit local cafes and markets (particularly ones that...
In Washington, DC, we have a festival every springtime to celebrate the coming of spring and to commemorate the friendship between the United States and Japan as symbolized by the many blossoming cherry trees given to us by the Japanese many years ago. The festival is two weeks long, starting with a...
So, our first full weekend in the city was a lot of fun. On Saturday, we ferried over to Granville Island to do part of our grocery shopping. Most of you know how much I love the Granville Island Public Market, so you can imagine how exciting it was for me to buy all our fruits and veggies there for...
So, our first full weekend in the city was a lot of fun. On Saturday, we ferried over to Granville Island to do part of our grocery shopping. Most of you know how much I love the Granville Island Public Market, so you can imagine how exciting it was for me to buy all our fruits and veggies there for...
These days are warmer, so I am happier. I think I will be going to the cherry blossom parade this weekend with H. I love flowers, I think I will start taking pictures of all the ones I see and like in the neighborhoods.
Show us a photo of cherry blossoms in bloom.... Or, if you don't have cherry blossoms where you live, show us a photograph of any flower in bloom!
Show us a photo of cherry blossoms in bloom.... Or, if you don't have cherry blossoms where you live, show us a photograph of any flower in bloom! It's an old photo, from when we lived in Washington D.C. (Bolling Air Force Base!). I'm the girl in the blue coat standing in the tree. My little sister...
I took this photo on Saturday afternoon, on the Mall. Hard to believe, right? I was impressed with my own photographic skills luck. A big thanks to Chrissy for teaching me all about the digital macro function on my camera and how to use it! And here are a few more of me with the girls and the...
This weekend we went to our first festivals, some sakura festivals. And I have to say that I can’t wait for the next ones. Saturday we drove out past Honda because that road is lined with cherry trees. It was like driving through a white cloudy tunnel. At the end, we decided to pull into this lot...
Because today was nice again, I went to my SUPAR SECRAT sakura viewing place (it's really just along the Oyabe-gawa behind Hard Off in Tak). Then went to the flood-plains near the Tulip Stadium to take some pics with my wide-converter, but apparently there was gunk on it, or on something, so they...
Today was our day in Japan, and I have to say, today has been one of the best days of my life. We didn't try to jam in a whole bunch of touristy things into our schedule, we simply walked through the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, with the simple goal of sitting under the cherry blossoms in Shinjuku...
Show us a photo of cherry blossoms in bloom.... Or, if you don't have cherry blossoms where you live, show us a photograph of any flower in bloom! This photo was taken on a walk with my mom last spring. I love seeing all the flowering trees around.
Show us a photo of cherry blossoms in bloom.... Or, if you don't have cherry blossoms where you live, show us a photograph of any flower in bloom!
Show us a photo of cherry blossoms in bloom.... Or, if you don't have cherry blossoms where you live, show us a photograph of any flower in bloom! Not sure we've got any flowers in bloom here right now, but I do have some cherry blossom pictures from last year in Washington DC. We hit cherry blossom...
Will be semi-offline for a few days (blackberry, no laptop - can't go completely cold turkey after all), recovering from my work conference with a trip to see friends & my nephew. To make up for two days away, I took off yesterday afternoon and today for touristy fun.
In Japan, a major symbol of the Spring season is the blooming of the Sakura--what we call Cherry Blossoms in English. In 1912 Japan gave the United States 3,000 cherry blossom trees to celebrate their growing relationship. In 1965, they gave another 3,800. The Cherry Blossom Festival held in D.C. [a...
