After an interesting March spring has sprung with the cherry blossoms starting to show themselves. While next weekend will probably be the better weekend for viewing cherry blossoms I went to Aoyama cemetery over the weekend to see how many blossoms had come out. It was also the first damage I had seen from the earthquake in Tokyo with grave stones toppled. While the cherry blossoms weren’t fully out people had still taken the opportunity to have their cherry blossom parties (or hanami) with blue tarps and ice buckets full of beer.
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I'm glad to see that some Japanese families take time to welcome and enjoy spring this year and picnic under the blossoming cherry trees. The paper was reporting this weekend that people in Tokyo are not too enthusiastic with cherry blossoms after the recent tragic events. One of the biggest Japanese festivals, Sanja Matsuri, which attracts normally 1.5 million visitors in Tokyo each year, has been cancelled in respect for the missing ones. Mother Nature can be cruel but so beautiful too.