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Cheery blossom season has only just begun, but the incredibly short life of the cherry blossoms (around ten days) means that it has also almost finished. Viewing cherry blossoms (hanami) is an important event in the Japanese calendar, and the best places are always crowded at this time of year. Yesterday, I went to Garyuu Park in Suzaka City, just East of Nagano city, and spent the day checking out the cherry blossoms.

Here are the photos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

And here are two more emailed to me by a friend (not Garyuu Park): 1 2

EDIT: Last Monday I went back to Garyuu Park with some other friends for the night cherry bloosom viewing. There photos really don't do justice to how beautiful it was: 1 2