O-Hanami #4

I'm getting excited for o-hanami! In fact, I've been looking forward to it for a couple of weeks now. This year marks the fourth cherry blossom season since I moved to Japan, so I thought I'd use my blog entry today to share with you some of my favorite photographs of the past three springtimes. I'm definitely not claiming to be very good at taking pictures, but I hope you enjoy them! :)

This is a picture taken near Naka-Meguro station in 2007. I used to work in a school on the Toyoko line, so during hanami season, I looked forward to the train ride to work every day.

My first visit to Shinjuku-gyoen in 2007 has now become an annual tradition.

I don't spend a lot of time near Ueno, but three years ago I was exploring the park in March. I liked this picture because of all the colors.

I really wanted to make the most of my first cherry blossom season in Japan...so I tried to visit as many places as I could. This is absolutely one of my favorite shots! Not only do I really love visiting Kamakura, but it is a nice reminder of a lovely afternoon that I spent there with some of my close friends. I have this picture on display in my room sometimes.

My second spring in Japan (2008), I made sure to return to Shinjuku-gyoen, and I brought my new friend Char with me. She and I had just met a few weeks earlier. Doesn't her coat look marvelous with the sakura? I love this picture because it always makes me smile. I hope she doesn't mind that I'm sharing it on my blog! :)




Of course, another visit to Shinjuku-gyoen. This one is from just last year. This photograph is memorable to me because not only did I really enjoy the blossoms that day, but I was also so thankful for the blue sky! It's almost as beautiful as the sakura, don't you think?
Well, thanks for letting me share some of my memories with you. I can hardly wait to add more hanami pictures to my collection!

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