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Spring has finally arrived and it's cherry blossom season! There's a long path in my town lined by cherry blossoms, and it was really beautiful walking through there today. Sometimes there were trees on both sides so it was like being in a cherry blossom tunnel. The flowers are very delicate and are just hanging on, so when the wind picks up it makes cherry blossom rain.

The Japanese love 'hanami', which means 'cherry blossom viewing'. They sit under the trees admiring the blossoms while drinking sake. So, basically, it's an excuse for a piss-up! There were heaps of families and hanami-ers enjoying the cherry blossoms today, and it made me kinda lonely, wishing I could have been enjoying it with my friends and family from home! Oh well, you can all have a hanami Australia-style, drinking beer while looking at my photos on the net!