Cherry Blossoms at 50%
The past few days before the weekend were warm, but this weekend got a little cooler. Cherry blossoms were about 30 to 40% opened Saturday and about 40 to 50% today, Sunday. With the warm weather we had during the daytime yesterday and today, the blossoms should open a little faster Monday. Give the sakura cherry blossoms a few more days and they will be fully blossomed. Cherry blossoms should be 100% by Thursday. By Saturday, the flowers will be falling off creating the beautiful...
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Traveling to Japan in Spring
Spring is a great time to visit Japan! As the weather begins to warm in March, rain begins falling more often and the grass begins to turn green. This clears the air and opens up beautiful blue skies. Florally speaking, plum blossoms are the first to bloom. Birds fill the branches as they sip the nectar from the flowers. A few weeks later, cherry blossoms make their presence known. After cherry blossoms (sakura), peach blossoms begin their process. They are somewhat temperamental and bloom...
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Saturday’s Gonna Be a Great Day for Hanami
Rain is forecast for tonight and early into tomorrow morning. But by sunrise tomorrow, the rain should taper off and the sun should come out to dry up the rain-soaked grass and dirt where most people will sit to enjoy cherry blossoms. For diehard hanami participants, the rain is actually a blessing. Wet grass and dirt deter many from leaving their homes, which means those who do venture out will not have to beat the crowds to popular cherry blossom places. So if you are thinking that the rain...
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Hanami Viewing
The Suita Bible Gospel Church English group in Suita, Osaka will have a hanami get-together in Yawatashi, Kyoto at Sewari Park on April 5th. If you would like to join the group for a day, hopefully in the sun, come with a bento and a friend and join us. We’ll probably be the largest group of foreigners and Japanese there! View Map! Related PostsAfter School Lessons For Tohoku Children Unbelievable English in Japan Compare Hotel Prices of the Big Guys! Pirates of the Dotombori Back Again K
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I See Pink
Sakura blossoms should be popping out soon! The pink color of the cherry blossoms is already showing. From far away, you can already see pink in the trees. Up close, the blossoms are showing their colors, but none of the blossoms in southern Kyoto have opened…yet. They should open in a few days though. Here are what they look like right now! Related PostsOpen Up Costco Kyoto! Radiation Air-flow Pattern Over Osaka and Kyoto Feeling the Quake in Kansai Crash Course in Driving in Snow Northe
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