It’s time to picnic under the trees and bask in the fleeting moment of beauty.
Nothing says spring in Japan more than the hordes of cherry blossom trees that line rivers, roads, and parks in splendorous shades of pink. Your everyday drive to work, train ride to school, or walk to the store becomes a magical moment of calming beauty because the sakura trees are in full bloom. The citizens of Japan are celebrating the blossoms in all their glory in the best way possible: on Twitter for the rest of the world to enjoy.
● Tokyo
https://twitter.com/8af_x/status/849742961332019202面影橋は八分咲きてとこですかね pic.twitter.com/fObe1XxjBn
— 玄武 (@wac_toriaezu) April 2, 2017
▼ Completely enjoying the filter magic for these shots.
春爛漫-BLUE-
— とじこ (@lala555888) April 4, 2017
#桜#目黒川#春っぽいもの探してきました pic.twitter.com/mTOqWyW1kM
花の季節、ガラス玉に閉じ込めて。
— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) April 6, 2017
（本日、東京にて撮影） pic.twitter.com/X2P3BFjAys
目黒川の夜桜#ファインダー越しの私の世界 #ふぉと#夜桜 #桜 #目黒川 #photography pic.twitter.com/YuaL2siKN8
— じん🥕🐱🐔 (@Jin_Camm) April 5, 2017
● Kanagawa
▼ Cherry blossoms in Kamakura. History and beauty eternally intertwined.
写真はスマホで撮影、【 #鎌倉 ・妙本寺の桜🌸】→ pic.twitter.com/4PmuSQdOPc
— イルカ (@shonan_iruka) April 5, 2017
● Saitama
▼ Though it may not be as well-known, there is plenty of beauty in this prefecture.
「満開の柳瀬川」
— Yuji Shibasaki＠Photo (@Yuji_48) April 5, 2017
桜の桃色の中を走り抜ける東武東上線。そう言えばふじみ野駅が、ももいろクローバーＺ駅になったとか。 pic.twitter.com/W5COppn82N
▼ It’s easy to enjoy a stadium with sakura peeking through the gaps.
https://twitter.com/puameria1626/status/849902858786848770隙間からののぞき桜が綺麗🌸 pic.twitter.com/2DvBKY5Ryx
— あらたよう (@yo_arata) April 5, 2017
● Gunma
▼ You’re not getting the entire cherry blossom experience without some night viewing.
4月4日（火）敷島公園のしだれ桜ライトアップの様子です。全体的に咲いていてとてもきれいでした。 pic.twitter.com/fWYwihZCK6
— 前橋観光コンベンション協会 (@aoneko111) April 5, 2017
● Aichi
山崎川の桜、雨だったけどライトアップされてて綺麗でした🌸☔️ pic.twitter.com/2KdxTO5bMd
— miii (@tronc_miii) April 6, 2017
● Gifu
▼ Imagine walking home and seeing this view.
https://twitter.com/yukimimu127/status/849550462005256193● Kyoto
▼ You can guarantee the former capital of Japan has some amazing sakura.
醍醐寺で桜見てきた🙌🙌🙌
— tam🌸 (@tam0804) April 5, 2017
太閤しだれ桜はほぼ満開で綺麗でした🌸 pic.twitter.com/dnTo2gGErJ
桜（ソメイヨシノ）が８分咲きくらいになりました。残念ながら今日の夕方から雨になり、しばらくは曇りや雨の天気が続きそうです。 pic.twitter.com/12u66uLgF0
— 建勲神社 (@kenkun_jinja) April 6, 2017
▼ Days are infinitely more enjoyable when beginning like this.
https://twitter.com/daisukelinkup/status/849373877604143104▼ Magnificent temples take a backseat to the pink foliage.
昨日撮影、最高に見頃を迎えた東寺の桜です。定番の枝垂れあり、リフレクションあり、京都のお庭はやっぱり艶やかで、心躍りますね！#京都 #桜 #東寺 #sakura #japan #cherryblossoms2017 #ライトアップ #リフレクション pic.twitter.com/mDJNBmesM9
— 別所隆弘 Takahiro Bessho (@TakahiroBessho) April 8, 2017
● Osaka
▼ You can just leave us here. Thanks!
https://twitter.com/machiaruki1/status/849905743641821186● Hyogo
▼ The combination of light and dark shades of pink are beautiful.
この季節に一度行ってみたくて…
— ぴよ🕊️ (@yuzupiyo27) April 6, 2017
春爛漫の弓弦羽神社
桜が満開です🌸 pic.twitter.com/j3ioBgEKQa
● Yamaguchi
▼ A perfect picture showing our love of the cherry blossoms
山口県にはハート型に咲く桜の木があります🌸撮ってると2人の可愛いカメラ女子がいたのでハートを作ってもらいました（＾。＾） pic.twitter.com/kIadYyjJHp
— りょうすけ (@photo_yamaguchi) April 4, 2017
● Toyama
▼ Believe it or not, in the daytime they are just as pink!
https://twitter.com/riko3_/status/848502628065529856● Saga
▼ Don’t forget about Kyushu in our whirlwind tour of sakura
九州最大規模の桜のライトアップ！御船山楽園で「花まつり」開催中 → https://t.co/ekDU5vOqhb pic.twitter.com/owmKyieumv
— 福岡のニュース (@TwitFukuoka) April 2, 2017
● Kumamoto
▼ Wow. Just…wow.
https://twitter.com/tomarigi25/status/849417632281505793Many parts of Tohoku and Hokkaido in the northern parts of Japan have yet to reach full blossom, so we can look forward to even more sakura photos in the coming weeks. We’ve said it many times before, but visiting or living in Japan during the cherry blossom season is one of the best times of the year in the country, so be sure to begin planning for next year’s bloom if you can’t make it this year. You definitely won’t be disappointed.
Source: Naver Matome
Featured image: Twitter/@KAGAYA_11949
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