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Do As Tokyo Does | Hanami 2010 | (Entered Apr. 04, 2010) |
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Depending on who you ask, hanami (cherry blossom viewing) is either: Shinjuku Gyoen is probably your best bet if you're not in the mood for endless elbow rubbing. It's not too crowded due to it being super massive, and there being a small fee to enter (200 yen). Bringing your own alcohol inside is prohibited, as are sports equipment and karaoke machines. Do not make the mistake of going to Yoyogi park which transforms into a sea of people, or worst of all, Ueno park which basically becomes a seething black hole of humanity which if you foolishly step over the event horizon, you can never escape from again. Bring a blue tarp to spread out and sit on like everyone else and his uncle does. Not sure why they all have to be blue though. I'm surprised one of those tarp companies doesn't sell a light pink version just for this time of year, they could probably make millions. The weather was pretty chilly today though, so the girls (being girls and Japanese), got cold quickly and we left after about an hour to go warm up in a cafe. Still, one hour is really all you need when looking at pink flowers right? Happy hanami-ing!
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