The ume (Japanese apricot) season is over; and the cherry blossom has just started.
The cherry blossom in Tokyo is declared when more than five flowers are open at the benchmark cherry tree in Yasukuni Shrine. It happened on March 14 (yesterday).
The benchmark cherry tree is Somei-yoshino, a hybrid cherry developed in the late Edo period (about 200 years ago). Somei-yoshino is most popular and widely-seen cherry in Japan.
I visited the shrine. The tree had tens of flowers today.
Many visitors were taking photos. (See also the top photo)
Another kind of cherry was fully open.
I
had a walk around the Imperial Palace.
Only a few flowers were open at Chidorigafuchi.
The banks of the palace were flesh green.
Some cherry flowers were fully open.
I found camellia flowers.
This is bokeh flower.
There were many people enjoying walking in the outer garden of the palace.
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