Hanami

Just loving spring. To start it off, we went to Kakamigahara, Gifu to witness the cherry blossoms. We were lucky enough it was their "Hanami" as the Japanese call it, which means to have picnics while watching the Sakura trees. There are stalls that sell street foods like Takoyaki, barbecued squid, manjus, taiyaki (fish formed pancakes with red beans), crepes, caramel apples, etc. It is some sort of a festival where people from all over the place look forward to during spring. These flowers only bloom for a while, then the petals shed off to let the leaves grow.
The sakura trees were breath-taking. I have never seen that much sakura trees here in Japan, with a small river in between to get that romantic feel. These trees make me feel like I am in a fantasy land. Nature and its beauty.