Night Cherry Blossoms Along the Kamagawa River

Weeping cherry trees are planted along both banks of Kamagawa river.

It takes us only a few minutes from home to the river side.

The river is not big, just a few meters wide and less than 10 km long.

They illuminate the cherry blanches in the same way as Futarasan shrine in the middle of April.

I took the picture on the left several years ago at Kamagawa river in the daytime.

Flowers of Field Mustard

Flowers of field mustard have began to bloom near the tennis courts where I play every Saturday afternoon.
The weather was not perfect but good enough to take some snap shots.

Unfortunately, I've had a pain in my right knee since the end of February. It's become better day by day, but it seems to take another months to make a full recovery.

Rina Attends Her Entrance Ceremony

Rina attended her entrance ceremony held at Waseda University in Tokyo on April 1. Most of Japanese colleges' school term starts in April and ends in March.

I wasn't able to go there due to my work, but my wife and my mother-in-law took part in the ceremony and brought back some snap shots as a souvenir.

It was a gentle warm day. Many freshmen and their families came and joined the ceremony to celebrate their hopeful starts.

Night Cherry Blossoms at Futarasan Shrine

Cherry blossoms at Futarasan shrine were in full bloom last week.

My wife and I walked up the shrine at night and enjoyed seeing splendid view of the flowers at night.

They illuminated the cherry trees for night visitors in this season.