Trees Surround

Ahh it’s finally spring! And for just a short couple weeks in Japan, spring means cherry blossoms. Beautiful cherry blossoms!
cherry blossoms in tokyoHere visitors to Kitanomaru Park (北の丸公園) in Tokyo walk under cherry blossoms in bloom. The park is within the grounds of the old Edo Castle which no longer stands.

party in the park

Will and Andrew partake in an ancient Japanese tradition: drinking under cherry blossoms. There’s a bit of a cherry tree down on the left there, so it counts. But within and around the park there were dozens of cherry trees. Quite beautiful.

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