A beautiful night view of the cherry trees in full bloom in Naka-Meguro Tokyo, photo from the Japan Today website.Today, after lunch, we took Daisy for a walk alongside a river nearby us that is lined with Cherry trees. It is a good place for us to see some cherry blossoms with out too much effort/traveling and it is void of any of the drunken crowds you might find elsewhere in Tokyo, such as along the Sumida river. Traditionally, Japanese enjoy sitting under the cherry trees to have an afternoon picnic, which may include quite a bit of alcohol for some. This area near us tho is quite subdued and a nice walk around. Daisy had alot of fun and she ate a few cherry blossoms that had fallen to the ground.
Hope you enjoy the photos!
Miss Daisy Ipo, cherry blossom girl
The 'weeping' style branches of this tree is so pretty! The traditional chochin (paper lanterns) are hanging in the trees to announce the cherry blossoms (as if you didn't notice them), it is pretty at night when the chochin are lit up. Can you see Daisy walking on the sidewalk in the right side of the picture?
Some picnics going on alongside the river under the gorgeous trees.
Some vendors selling food and drinks from their temporary stalls.
Me and Daisy, she is sniffing the air, trying to figure out the smells when we just arrived.
Ken and Daisy standing under the pink 'umbrella' of the cherry trees.
Daisy and I standing on one of the old wooden bridges that crosses over the river. She is standing up to try and see a dog that was on the other side of a hedge. She often stands like this to try and see over things or to reach something. She can stand like this for quite a bit of time! We are thinking of trying to teach her to walk upright!
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