Naoto INTI RAYMI

double cherry blossoms

The Japan Mint has its head office in Osaka, whose cherry blossoms road is particularly well-known. They let people in to view cherry blossoms only during mid April when its double cherry blossoms are in bloom.
There are roughly two kinds of cherry blossoms in Japan. Yoshino cherry has spread widely and bloom from the end of March to the beginning of April, on which people go out to view picnic and party. two weeks later on, double cherry blossoms bloom generally in mountainous areas.

on the bottom right of this site, click ‘ENTER’, and then ‘スライドショー’ the fourth one from the bottom, you have a slide show of the cherry blossoms.

Proud of my voice show, global version

‘Proud of my voice’ is a long running show of amateur singing contest.
the global version where non-Japanese people compete each other singing their favorite J-POP songs, has started since 2011.
He above singing 'sakura song' will make a debut in Japan as a pro singer this spring.

hadouken meme

Hadouken Meme was started by Japanese female high schoolers.
Here are the winners of Hadouken photo contest.

Akita, dog

Although akita needs a preservation group not to go extinct, they’ve gone to the U.S. and Europe and get taken care of. Helen Keller had one, too.

One was presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

cherry blossoms 2013

I missed the best season again. the petals had started falling while the trees start to sprout new leaves. 


  

the blossoms are getting replaced by green leaves.

Lake Biwa Canal in Eastern Kyoto

 

this canal serves as a waterway to supply water to Kyoto from the lake across the mountains. since the difference of the altitude of two points is quite big, an incline plane was used to allow boats to travel on land. Now it is out of use, and is popular as a tourist site, overlooking the city of Kyoto.

the night before cheryy blossoms viewing

planning to view cherry blossoms in Kyoto, when the weather is a bit stormy.

Potatochip Chocolate

as it is witten here, it is a very popular item in Japan.
you don't need to be an adventurous eater.