What IS that you may ask? Well it is a very important piece of Japanese culture in the spring. A word that is the combination of 花 (hana) or flower and 見 (mi) to see or look at. So quite literally it means to look at flowers! But it is almost always used when referring to enjoying the cherry blossoms that were only here for a very short while.
One Monday of the week between their bloom and their departure, with graciously nice weather, my coworkers and I enjoyed a delightful lunch under the cherry trees in nearby KyuShibaRikyu park/garden. It was gorgeous and quite fun and the first time I got to interact with some of the guys from a different part of our office!
One Monday of the week between their bloom and their departure, with graciously nice weather, my coworkers and I enjoyed a delightful lunch under the cherry trees in nearby KyuShibaRikyu park/garden. It was gorgeous and quite fun and the first time I got to interact with some of the guys from a different part of our office!
And in the month following my hanami experience, I have done lots of things! From meeting the president of the Asia Pacific region of Emerson to cooking myself delicious foods and staring out at the harbor while at work... I think these pictures will describe it all a little bit better than I.
*So I went to visit my host family from my first visit to Japan a few Fridays ago and mom made yummy sukiyaki for dinner and I got to play games with the kids (that are growing up) before returning home for the evening.
Then the next Friday I took myself on a date to see the Lion King in Japanese!!! The theatre is actually only five minutes walk from my work and I found a Y3000 ticket for a friday evening show. So after work I got ramen and then a matcha latte and went to the show!!
Then the next Friday I took myself on a date to see the Lion King in Japanese!!! The theatre is actually only five minutes walk from my work and I found a Y3000 ticket for a friday evening show. So after work I got ramen and then a matcha latte and went to the show!!