Fresh green and spring flowers in Tokyo; April 15-16

The cherry blossom season is finishing. Now, it is the time to enjoy fresh green and various spring flowers in Tokyo.

I had walks in several places in western Tokyo.

The ume (Japanese apricot) trees and the gingko trees now have very fresh leaves in Hanegi Park in Umegaoka. They grow so rapidly. The scene changes day by day. (seee also the top photo)

The tulip trees open new leaves in Kitazawa walking paths. (See the 2nd photo from the top)

The maple trees and others show fresh green at Gotokuji Templs.

There are Japanese zelkova trees in Setagaya Shrine.

There are new grasses grow in the ground. Moss phlox flowers were open in some walking paths.

Various colors of tulip flowers were open at Gotokuji railway station.

Some cherry flowers are still open.

People enjoyed picnic at the side of green grasses and under a cherry tree.

The season is changing from spring to early summer.

I found ducks moving in the creek along a walking path. The fallen cherry flowers were flowing on the water.

The azalea flowers were open around a pond in Enjoin temple.

Cherry blossom@ Chidorigafuchi, Off Imperial Palace, April 6, 2017

The cherry blossom is extraordinary this year in Japan.

Cherry usually opens from southern part of Japan, usually Kyushu and/or Shikoku; and the cherry blossom front moves up to north. This year, however, Tokyo’s cherry opened earliest in the country.

It is explained due to unusual weather this winter, including warm winter and cold March in southern Kyushu area, throughout the nation.

Tokyo’s cherry became full open on April 2^nd.

I visited Chidorigafuchi, one of the most popular cherry blossom spots in Tokyo. It is a part of moats of old Edo Castle, which has turned to the Imperial Palace.

Hundreds of cherry trees were fully open.

Thousands of people were enjoying hanami or flower watching.

They walked along the street. (See also the 2nd photo from the top)

They watched the scenes from the observatory.

The visitors included the old, the young, kids, Japanese and foreign tourists. (See also the 3re photo from the top)

People made a long queue to ride the boats. The boats moved slowly under the pink flowers. (See also the top photo)


With the cherry blossom, we recognize that "it is spring."