Oh dear, Burcu. We literally crossed paths while you were in Kyoto. I too slipped early on that rainy early Sunday morning into a quiet, dark cafe playing jazz that could have belonged in Paris. I managed to fall ill - first time in 40 years of travel - and missed out on Takeo and Yoshino. Perhaps next year. I did go to the Monet exhibition at the Kyocera museum. I did not know about his paintings of Japanese bridges. It was magnificent to enter his world, if just for a little while. It goes till June and it was not that busy on a weekend. Thank you again for sharing your experiences and taking us with you on your journeys.
Thank you Burcu, how completely transportive your photos and descriptions are of the sakura. I’ve only seen a few blossoms here or there, I can only imagine 30000 trees. And thank you for your perspective on Turkey.
I totally understand the nervousness of booking trips to see sakura. So many times round here places have their Sakura-matsuri a weekend too late or too soon.
This year we had to brace the prospect of snow to see our first one (snow apparently blew past the day after, when the locals had their matsuri) which was in fact in full mankai form. After that things got better though there was one tree we hoped to see that was barely in bud and another where the skies were very threatening.
Still thanks to the cold the higher altitude trees are still not finished budding so we may get something more to see this weekend too.
Burcu, thank you for this beautiful post. I’d have commented sooner but we were in Singapore (after being in Japan)when it arrived, and our schedule was such that I rarely had a moment to appreciate it fully. The most impressive Sakura for us was along a Nara riverbank near to our hotel, and we enjoyed a spectacular Sunday viewing with hundreds of Japanese families. Then we got another fleeting chance to see it as our train leaving Nara moved west. Your post with its link to older posts has made fascinating reading. Thank you so much.
This is amazing! I hope to go and see the Sakura in Japan one day. There are some beautiful places to see it where I live. But nothings as magnificent as the 30000! 🤯🌸 absolutely incredible!
So beautiful! I thought I wasn’t that interested in sakura and completely changed my mind when I saw them for myself this year in Kyoto. Next time I will go to Mt. Yoshino, your photos are stunning!
Stunning! Visiting Japan during Cherry Blossoms was one of my favourite trips several years back.
Lovely photos!
Thanks for your lovely photos and beautiful photos. I always enjoy your work and there are new findings as a Japanese!
Good timing!
Just sublimely beautiful, all of it, except the situation in your home country of course.
Thank you Cato.
Beautiful photos! And 🙏 for Turkey (it was in the Duch news a lot).
Marloes, thank you for the wish - it means a lot 🤞
Beautiful photos! The sakura are just opening in Tohoku now.
Thank you, Cameron. Sakura in Tohoku must be beautiful! I have been up there many times but always in autumn or winter.
Oh dear, Burcu. We literally crossed paths while you were in Kyoto. I too slipped early on that rainy early Sunday morning into a quiet, dark cafe playing jazz that could have belonged in Paris. I managed to fall ill - first time in 40 years of travel - and missed out on Takeo and Yoshino. Perhaps next year. I did go to the Monet exhibition at the Kyocera museum. I did not know about his paintings of Japanese bridges. It was magnificent to enter his world, if just for a little while. It goes till June and it was not that busy on a weekend. Thank you again for sharing your experiences and taking us with you on your journeys.
Ah, Christine, maybe we could have crossed paths! I hope you had a fantastic trip. And as always, thank you for your time.
Such amazing photos, Burcu! Thank you for sharing your sakura experience!
Thank you for your time, and support Jeannine!
Thank you Burcu, how completely transportive your photos and descriptions are of the sakura. I’ve only seen a few blossoms here or there, I can only imagine 30000 trees. And thank you for your perspective on Turkey.
Lauren, thank you for your time and particularly note about Turkey. I really appreciate it.
Fantastic images - those pink trees! Wow!
Oh to walk the Philosophers Path when it is heavy with blossom. We've only ever done it in winter
It is also wonderful during the autumn colors season.
I totally understand the nervousness of booking trips to see sakura. So many times round here places have their Sakura-matsuri a weekend too late or too soon.
This year we had to brace the prospect of snow to see our first one (snow apparently blew past the day after, when the locals had their matsuri) which was in fact in full mankai form. After that things got better though there was one tree we hoped to see that was barely in bud and another where the skies were very threatening.
Still thanks to the cold the higher altitude trees are still not finished budding so we may get something more to see this weekend too.
Burcu, thank you for this beautiful post. I’d have commented sooner but we were in Singapore (after being in Japan)when it arrived, and our schedule was such that I rarely had a moment to appreciate it fully. The most impressive Sakura for us was along a Nara riverbank near to our hotel, and we enjoyed a spectacular Sunday viewing with hundreds of Japanese families. Then we got another fleeting chance to see it as our train leaving Nara moved west. Your post with its link to older posts has made fascinating reading. Thank you so much.
This is amazing! I hope to go and see the Sakura in Japan one day. There are some beautiful places to see it where I live. But nothings as magnificent as the 30000! 🤯🌸 absolutely incredible!
So beautiful! I thought I wasn’t that interested in sakura and completely changed my mind when I saw them for myself this year in Kyoto. Next time I will go to Mt. Yoshino, your photos are stunning!