Sean got us this morning and we went to Asakusa, where we needed his help with a gift. We had a pancake breakfast together (and they were just fine). After breakfast Sean had a date with his friends who were all going to Ueno Park for hanami (cherry blossom viewing). Today is the weekend, the cherries are blossoming, and hanami is the thing to do. I believe Sean and his buddies picnic in the park, as it were, and visit, and perhaps drink. Dave and I did a little shopping in the Asakusa shrine area, then we went to Shinjuku Gyoen Park to take part in cherry blossom viewing ourselves. Shinjuku Gyoen had guards out checking bags in the hopes of enforcing their no drinking policy. Our shopping passed inspection, and we strolled - as did thousands of others. Picnics, walking, taking a lot of photos, and even an Easter egg hunt were going on all over the huge park. Massive crowds to look at trees in bloom seems very Japanese. I guess it is the event that says "Spring is really here."
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