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Very Old Sakura
Old and gnarly cherry blossom tree.
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Takoyaki
Another festival food vendor selling octopus that is fried in a batter. Very popular.
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Festival Food
Chocolate covered bananas at the cherry blossom festival in Hirosaki, Japan.
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Picnic
A tradition during the cherry blossom festival is to picnic under the sakura and drink sake! Sounds like a perfect day to me...
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Hirosaki Castle
Hirosaki castle was completed in 1611 and housed several generations of lords of the Tsugaru Clan.
Surrounded by three concentric moats, earthen fortifications and 49.2 hectares of pine woods, the remains of the castle include five castle gates, three corner keeps and a castle tower.
After the original five-storied tower was struck by lightning and burned down in Sep.5th,1627. It was replaced by the current three-storied structure. The castle grounds are now a public park famous for its cherry blossoms.
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Shrine
These little statues are left by visitors to pay their respects to all the unborn children. They are lined up all along a small ledge and there are hundreds of them. This photo was taken in Kamakura,Kanagawa, Japan.
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Fish Sticks
This photo was taken during a festival in Hirosaki, Japan. Apparently this is very tradition food. Basically, whole fish heavily salted and roasted over wood coals. Yummy!
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Cherry Blossom Festival
HIrosaki is known for one of the best places to see cherry blossoms in Aomori region. Cherry blossoms in more than 5,000 sakura trees look beautiful with Hirosaki Castle. Canoeing in the moat is a popular event for many Japanese. This region is farther North so the blossoms bloom later in Spring.
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Arian Camilleri has been a member since 5 January 2008 and goes by Arian.
Currently in New York City.
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