Full Bloom in Tokyo
 

To all the lucky Fodorites who are in Japan now I am truly jealous lol. If you have ever been in Japan during full bloom cherry blossom season....it is the best time to be there :)

To those who haven't been yet....what are you waiting for?

http://www.japan-guide.com/blog/saku...401_tokyo.html

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Will they still be in bloom at the end of April?

A year ago today we landed in Tokyo for our first sakura visit. It was stunningly beautiful!!

Maybe on Hokkaido at the end of this month Bill T

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I haven't been to the places mentioned in the japan-guide.com report but to me they are getting close to full here in Kyoto. I went by the Hirano Shrine yesterday on the bus and the ones I saw looked quite open and much more so than when I walked through two days ago....

Our next Japan trip will be to see the sakura.

We walked along the Philosopher's Walk yesterday morning. As Mara says, it's pretty close to full bloom. It was breathtakingly beautiful.

I just updated my profile picture to display a photo from yesterday.

We were there last year for the height of the sakura and I also experienced the magic the first time I went to Japan in the 80s. Both visits were for for work, so the blossoms were a serendipitous bonus. Now I don't want to visit at any other time.

Let us know when Kathie and maybe we can meet up with you and show you how to tame Tokyo :)

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They're full on in Hikone right now!

"The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life."

I am so jealous but happy for you all in Japan right now. Gambatte!

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