Friday, May 17, 2013

Cherry Blossoms 2013 / 桜 2013

This year I didn't think I was going to get a chance to see any cherry blossoms at my leisure except through the windows of a bus.  I had no time for any excursions during the weekday and the weekends when the blossoms were in full bloom, I had other plans.  So imagine my surprise when on a Sunday at the end of March as the wife and I were headed to Budokan for the D-Lite concert, we saw cherry blossoms in full bloom around an area called Chidorigafuji.

3月の終わりに東京で桜が満開でしたが、今年の桜の名所、目黒川は行かれなかった。大体見た桜は通勤時でバスの窓からでした。平日は仕事だったし、休日は予定も入ってた。でも、3月31日に武道館でBigbangのD-Liteのコンサートがあり、開場前にちょっと時間があって、なんと近くにある千鳥ヶ淵公園で良かったことに満開の桜を見ることが出来ました!






























Okay, no cherry blossoms on the picture above but I thought it looked rather scenic.

はい、上の写真で桜が写ってませんが、結構良い風景と思いました。






Some other flowers in bloom as well.  Unfortunately, I am not a flower expert so I don't know what kind of flower this is.

他の花も咲いてましたが、花にまったく詳しくありませんので、なんの花か分かりません。



You can see some people having their hanami beneath the trees.

花見をしてる人たちも大勢居た。



I think this might be my favorite cherry blossom picture this year with its reflection in the pond.

池で反射してる桜の木が今年の一番気に入りの写真かも。


Until next year.

また来年。




1 comment:

Rurousha said...

I didn't get a chance to visit Chidorigafuchi this year, but it's definitely The Number One Cherry Blossom Spot in Tokyo. ^^