left: All of these pictures were taken in the last week during hanami, the cherry blossom season in Japan. The first picture is from a camping party we had up on a mountain that looks out over Ueda. You can see a few blossoms starting to open on the trees behind the statue.Most are from Ueda Castle. My friends and I had a picnic there. During the day, groups of men and women from every district of Ueda carried a large shrine around the castle. Each group wears a different jacket and the men wear sumo-style underwear. At dusk, a bunch of bands and dance groups performed.
The wooden shrine pictured costs $100,000!!!
(larger versions of these photos can been viewed by clicking my Flickr link to the right of this post)
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Ah, Andrew, Hanami makes my heart melt. Thanks for the awesome pictures and posts! Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do with all of your writings and travels!
Be well!
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