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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Hanami

Ehemm...I'm gonna make this as informational as possible.


Hanami literally means "flower viewing", however, it commonly refers only to cherry blossom viewing. Cherry blossom viewing is easy: Simply enjoy the intensity of the many blossoms by looking at a single tree or a group of trees. From a distance, the trees appear as beautiful clouds, while the beauty of single blossoms can be enjoyed from a close distance.

Hanami can be just a stroll in the park, but it traditionally also involves a picnic party under the blooming trees. Hanami parties have been held in Japan for many centuries, and today are held in public and private gardens and parks across the country. Famous cherry blossom spots can get very crowded, and the best picnic spots are hardly fought after.

Hanami picnic would not be complete without entertaiment and sake. People will bring forms of entertaiment like games(mahjong, fresbee, etc.), karaoke boxes and some even bringing their own wacky party constumes.

Last Sunday I went to 2 Hanami picnics. The first one I went to my office buddies Hanami picnic in Tamagawadai Park near Tamagawa. The picnic which supposed to be casual seemed to be more semi-formal with families and children coming, left me a bit 'uncomfortable' for 2 hours.



Tamagawadai Park with some high society peeps

After shaking hands and listening to conversation from somebody I hardly remember until now, I went off to the next Hanami picnic in Kinuta Park near Yoga and finally I could feel at home with my homies around.Unlike in Tamagawadai Park, there were neither poshy liquors nor exquisite gourmets, just cheap beers, sodas and dust covered riceballs.



Happy shiney people...in the beginning

We played party games and as usual, things got out off hand...dirty...then ouuuw gross(I think I should not tell you about this part).As a result in the end we got 1 who was totally knocked out(we thought of calling the ambulance but we sent him home by cab instead), 1 ended up sleeping in the station platform, 1 almost got beat up by a yakuza and several others who had to spend sometime in the toilet.


in the end...one of the better examples

I took the last train, arrived home with a bad stomach ache which made me ponteng work on the next day.

-gazed in- 11:39 AM

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