I was afraid I'd have to leave before seeing a good sakura show. Yesterday, I used an app to find a spot that had almost full bloom. Yes, there's an app for that!
It was in Kariya, which is a city between Okazaki and Nagoya. When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the Japanese partake in Hanami. It's a festival atmosphere -- lots of food stand with okonomiyaki, takoyaki, frankfurters, choco-bananas, beer!, etc. People either buy food from the stands or bring their own, and picnic under the cherry trees, enjoying the flowers' brief, but beautiful, appearance. There are some carnival game for the kids, too.
Here are some of pictures from Kijou Park:
This guy might be saving a space for a group. If it's a group of employees from a company, he is likely the most junior person there.
You can see some food stands here. The one that says たこやき (right behind the light pole), is selling "takoyaki" or cooked balls of dough with octopus in it.
Usually that translates to "octopus balls" and my late, friend Mako used to say that there were 8 per octopus.
On an unrelated topic, here are some new homes that I passed by.
Some people already have gardens going! I won't be able to plant mine for another month at least.
Here's how to provide a spot for people to rest while they wait for a ride without having people sleep there. I've seen this in other places, too. Japan does have homelessness -- I've seen people roughing it in Tokyo.
On my way home, I saw that the trees near the pond had bloomed a bit more. Just in time!!
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