Iinokashira Park (almost the end)

I think there are only a few more days left of cherry blossoms. Then I can go back to the lunch hours spent in front of my monitor with an onigiri and cup of coffee. I miss the good old days.

It seems as though most people are blossomed out as the park is as empty today as it usually is all year round. It's funny how viewing the blossoms seems to be seen more as a responsibility than a pleasure. The park is crazy until everyone has done their obligatory hanami, and then it clears out, even though the trees are just as beautiful. The nights in Iinokashira are still happening. Still lots of students out, but that will change too in a week. I have no idea why anyone would rather pay to sit in a resteraunt to drink and eat than sit outside in the park... is it something to do with Japanese people? (I'm not sure if it's related, but the foreigner-to-Japanese seems to be much higher in parks around Tokyo than it is just walking down the streets.)