No more Sakura Photos...

This is the last post I will make tonight... I promise.

Anyway, here's a Sakura photo that I took several weeks ago that I overlooked.   I didn't really think to much of it.  It's a standard shot, the blossoms are not quite perfect, and the photo is a little on the high key side, with the colors starting to look a little washed out. 
Anyway, I won't get the chance to take more until next year...

More Spring Trees

The variety of beautiful trees in Tokyo's small parks is amazing...

Here are some tall tree's near Tokyo Tower. They could be Japanese Cedar but they are probably some other variety of pine tree.

These are some sort of Cypress trees in Shinjuku Gyoen.  Check out all the cypress knees shooting out of the ground.

 

Spring Trees

The parks in Tokyo aren't very big when compared to other cities, but they are very beautiful.

I spotted some beautiful spring trees at Himonya Park.  I thought that it was unusual to see the red and green varieties of the Japanese Maple in spring. 

Here are some green maple leaves.

Here are some of the red variety.

Here are some spring Ginkgo leaves.

More Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) in Shinjuku Gyoen

The family went out to Shinjuku Gyoen for Hanami. We had a lovely picnic and I was able to take some photos of how the Japanese enjoy a spring picnic.

Typical picnic under the sakura.

More picnicking under the sakura.  Although alcohol is prohibited in this park, you'll notice that this rule seems to have been mostly ignored. 

These are the double blossom variety.

Looks like a fun office or university party.

There are some amazing sakura in this park.  It's always great to have a canopy of flowers over your head.

Blossoms in Ueno Park

Spring is here!  After several days of rain, the sky opened up... at least for a short time. Hanami is not far away.

On Friday, I took advantage and checked out the sakura (cherry blossoms) in Ueno Park.  It's probably a week till it will be peak viewing (and drinking) in the park, but I will not have the chance to return for a second viewing.  Oh well, these photos will have to do.

This is the main thoroughfare through Ueno Park.

There were plenty of crowds walking through the park.

Here are some closeups.

A little closer.

And even a little closer.