Waseda Sakura

While the Sakura Season is over in Japan, I thought I might share some of the pictures I was able to take when the cherry trees were in full bloom! Close to the dorm I live in there is a river with lots of cherry trees that one can walk along. The riverbed is concrete, which is sort of unfortunate, but for all you turtle lovers out there, tons of them live in the canal, and if you want to see them, I’d recommend going on a sunny day.

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View of the river, not very much water at the bottom.

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Some cherry blossoms close up.

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I don’t know how many creative comments I can come up with for a seemingly endless supply of cherry blossoms, but I will try. This picture has cherry blossoms attached to a tree, which is planted next to a river in Tokyo.

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View of the river, this time at a slightly different angle, imperceptible to the untrained eye.

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More cherry blossoms, this time with some sky and a cloud in the background.

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A pigeon. Flying. Through the air. With cherry blossoms behind it. Hmm. That wasn’t a very clever caption. Maybe the next one will be.

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Or maybe not.

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Some more cherry trees, and some green plants growing along the canal walls.

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The other side of the green plant covered canal wall.

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The lantern in focus says “Waseda Sakura Festival”. At night, these lanterns were illuminated, and looked amazing alongside the cherry trees.

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This picture also features cherry blossoms.

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Close up of the cherry blossoms. Notice how there are five petals on each blossom. I haven’t seen a six-petal cherry blossom before. Have you?

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And last but not least, Because Waseda is amazing, here is another picture of the Waseda Cherry Blossom Festival lantern. Until next time!