Flower viewing at Maizuru Castle

It is finally spring in Yamanashi!! I am so excited to do Hanami or flower viewing here. On my last post, I've mention of plum blossom flower viewing, but this time it is finally the time for the famous cherry blossom to bloom! One of the best places to do hanami here in Kofu is at none other than the Kofu caslte or Maizuru Castle. So last week right before the Shingen festival, I went to Maizuru Castle to do some flower viewing with my friends.

Around the begining of April in some palces, the cherry blossom were mostly full bloomed and it was so pink and really beautiful. As you can see in the pictures, the were a lot of people besides us that do hanami here. At hanami, all you do is mostly resambles picnic. We ate snacks, played games, chated, and took pictures. It was really fun.

In some countries, Japan is famous as Sakura counrty and it really suited its name. The cherry blossom here was so beautiful, even when the wind blew and the flower petals were falling, it was still beautiful. Cherry blossom florwers are not a really strong flowers, they are so fragile and I think that is why they are beautiful.

There were also some people who did hanami at night or in the afternoon. Hanami at night is called Yozakura or night sakura. The atmosphere and the air is a little bit different during the night. It was more silent and a little bit chilly. But during night you can see sakura or cherry blossom in a very different view. Chatting and enjoying the night view with sakura is also a great experience to have.