Hanami at Meguro River
When I first went to Japan, we arrived during the earlier part of cherry blossom season, but we were still supposed to see peak blossoms in Kyoto and Osaka during the second half of the trip. However, a cold front swept through the country and pushed everything back just enough that the blossoms didn't really started opening until during our last 24 hours. On this final day, I fervently crossed my fingers and headed out for a quick final morning walk along the Meguro River, just before heading to the airport. It wasn’t quite what I had hoped for, but at least I wouldn’t be heading home in utter disgrace of missing the entire cherry blossom season. Enough blooms were there, and I didn’t have to resort to stamping obviously fake blossoms into all my pictures. At least it didn’t come to that.
Date: March 2015