Spring is in the air, and for Japan, that means one thing: sakura, or cherry blossoms.
For centuries they have been admired, in both painting and poem, for their outstanding, fragile, beauty. You see, the blossoms only last for two weeks or so, and as such they are often used as a metaphor for life: beautiful, but ever so short.
I won't go into the philosophising (brain not working well enough for that), but what I will do is share you some photos I took whilst on my homestay in Kagoshima Prefecture, down on the southern island of Kyushu. The trees at this time weren't quite fully blossomed - but close enough I think. Enjoy!
Finally, I'd like to leave you with a song. It seems that every Japanese singer has their own version on the theme of sakura, but this particular one is from one of my favourite bands, Monkey Majik. I first heard it at their concert a month ago. Enjoy!
PS: The spring (???) vacation is finally at an end - I'm back to Uni on Tuesday. It's been a blast though, and there's certainly more fun to come!
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