Koganei Park was packed (and dusty.) The "self-restraint" preached by Tokyo politicians seems to have affected only corporate hanami (cherry blossom viewing) parties; families and private gatherings were out in force.
April 11, 2011
mattalt
Author of Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World
From what I've read of Tokyo's governor, Ishihara, he comes off to me as a senile jerk. Instead of giving people a breath after such hardships, he acts like he's their strict father or something.
Posted by: The CronoLink | April 13, 2011 at 02:59 PM
Japan is so pretty. I live in Seattle and we have tons of those trees
Posted by: Insurance Everett | April 15, 2011 at 07:50 AM
So jealous. We DO have a bunch of sakura here, but nobody does hanami.
Posted by: Chris | April 19, 2011 at 05:20 AM