2008 More Sakura
Today we walked up to a local park to see all of the Sakura in bloom.
Another close up shot, similar to the photo's I took last week.
Families enjoying the flowers, fresh air and a bit of sunshine. There isn't much you could ask for in life more than this.
Of course we have the usual festival food stalls.
"Daddy, why is that man smoking as he prepares the food?" "It's to add flavor to the food son, didn't you know that?"
Much as I love to support the people that make an effort to set up these stalls, hygiene is lax, prices are expensive and the quality is questionable. I'll stick with a packed lunch thank you.
When I saw the Oshiri Kashiri Mushi fairy floss bag, I knew I'd have to post that on my blog. It's interesting how this character appears on many products.
After visiting the park, we all walked down to the river I went to with my son last week. This view is from the other side as we were about to walk up the ramp to the bridge.
After all that walking, we were a little tired, so we grabbed a taxi and went to our favorite local restaurant for lunch.
6 comments:
it seems food hygiene practice is not strongly practiced in the food stall business in Japan. I always avoid the extra flavouring those smoke might add.
we saw a few korean stalls too at Ueno Park. So, korean food is popular in Japan?
Hygiene is always an issue at those temporary places serving food, regardless of where you are. My wife said that in Japan those food stalls are indirectly controlled by Yakuza.
Korean food is quite popular in Japan. Much of it has been localized and altered to suit Japanese tastes.
Gorgeous photos!
Thanks!
I love Oshiri Kajiri Mushi!! He is my new favourite... :) But when i hear the song i can never get it out of my head... :)
That's pretty scary!
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