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Sakura in Sakuragaoka-cho

By Shibuya246 · · 1 min read · 6 photos · 4 comments

Sakura coming out slowly this year - Sakuragaoka-choPhoto dataCameraCanon PowerShot G10Focal length30mmAperturef/4.5Shutter1/80sISO200Taken31 Mar 2009, 16:49
Sakura coming out slowly this year - Sakuragaoka-cho

With the cold weather, the Sakura have taken a while to come out. Most years we tend to have one day which is really warm and the Sakura bloom quickly only to be washed away a few days later by the rain. This year, we haven't had a really warm day yet.

This is a street in Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya (渋谷区桜丘町), aptly named Sakura Hill. I took a photo the other day to compare the difference between pre-Sakura and blooming Sakura. Here is the photo from the other day. (Compare to the photo above)

Sakuragaoka-cho before the Sakura bloomPhoto dataCameraCanon PowerShot G10Focal length14mmAperturef/3.5Shutter1/160sISO125Taken21 Mar 2009, 16:19
Sakuragaoka-cho before the Sakura bloom

There are many festivals on at this time of the year and the local community work to light up the Sakura at night and plan events.

Sakura MatsuriPhoto dataCameraCanon PowerShot G10Focal length7mmAperturef/2.8Shutter1/80sISO160Taken31 Mar 2009, 16:51
Sakura Matsuri
Sakura by nightPhoto dataCameraApple iPhoneAperturef/2.8Taken28 Mar 2009, 21:04
Sakura by night

img_1469Photo dataCameraCanon PowerShot G10Focal length16mmAperturef/3.5Shutter1/25sISO1600Taken1 Apr 2009, 18:13

img_1466Photo dataCameraCanon PowerShot G10Focal length10mmAperturef/3.2Shutter1/15sISO800Taken1 Apr 2009, 18:13

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4 comments

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  1. timt.

    because the 3 times i have been to tokyo it has been during sakura time! but, i would really like to go in the autumn sometime - they say that thats tokyoites favorite time of the year.

  2. Shibuya246

    Autumn is a great time. Spring is busy at companies with the new year starting and coming out of Winter there are always a few surprise cold days before the weather gets good. Autumn is quieter and better weather. Seeing the leaves fall off the trees in the parks is nice too.

  3. amai

    Sakura are so beautiful. Spring in Japan can't be beat in my opinion, not only because of the gorgeous flowers but also because of the feeling of a new start. Autumn is a close second though =P

  4. shibuya246

    Yes, that new start feeling is great isn't it. Spring feels like not just the changing of a season, but the start of all things new and fresh!