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  Taka313Mar. 11, 2011 - 04:40AM JST

  Beautiful picture. How I do miss the cherry blossoms so.

  Does anyone know when they bloom around Washington DC?

  Taka

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  tokyovistorMar. 11, 2011 - 05:09AM JST

  an intimate feeling is emerging when you can enjoy this beautiful scene in your little garden at the back of your house ... Many Japanese residential houses have nice Zen gardens. Spring is coming. Emperor's park is decorated with blossoming cherries.

  Takan, you make check nationalcherryblossomfestival.org

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  tokyotomMar. 11, 2011 - 05:14AM JST

  tokyo / sakura season is priceless, and the picture shows it

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  DewaashitaMar. 11, 2011 - 06:15AM JST

  Nice crisp detail.

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  HonestDictatorMar. 11, 2011 - 06:24AM JST

  Absolutely gorgeous, I finally got that spring-time feeling again.

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  GurukunMar. 11, 2011 - 06:33AM JST

  cute

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  MonakaMar. 11, 2011 - 07:03AM JST

  I think these may be ume (plum) blossoms, rather than sakura (cherry) blossoms; ume bloom at this time of year.

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  Goals0Mar. 11, 2011 - 08:05AM JST

  I think that may be a mejiro (white eye), rather than spring, in the air at a park in Daikanyama.

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  alladinMar. 11, 2011 - 08:35AM JST

  This is such a very beautiful picture.

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  TrouserEnthusiastMar. 11, 2011 - 08:49AM JST

  Cool picture!!!

  I'm looking forward to Spring!

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  globalwatcherMar. 11, 2011 - 08:52AM JST

  A breath taking photo of cherry (plum) blossoms. May God Bless Japan!!

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  kokorocloudMar. 11, 2011 - 09:43AM JST

  Gorgeous photo.

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  porterMar. 11, 2011 - 10:05AM JST

  Many Japanese residential houses have nice Zen gardens. Spring is coming.

  Nice fantasy. Most Japanese live in a shoe box. This picture helps bring out the nostalgic Japan of days before.

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  imacatMar. 11, 2011 - 10:09AM JST

  I think these are cherry blossoms. They seem to be growing in bunches on stems away from the branch which is typical for cherry blossoms . Also the petals have a little notch in the top. Early-blooming cherry blossoms? Correct me if I'm wrong.

  Beautiful pic. Can any good person identify the bird?

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  Zenny11Mar. 11, 2011 - 10:16AM JST

  Look like cherry-blossoms here too, must be an early blooming variety. Bit too late for Plum blossoms already.

  Very nice pic makes me want to hit my local parks to see how far along our Blossoms are. Plus, need to get ready for our local biig Sakura-Matsuri.

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  imacatMar. 11, 2011 - 10:18AM JST

  A bit of research leads me to think it might be kawazu-zakura (Cerasu speciosa)... an early blooming cherry tree.

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  TSRnowMar. 11, 2011 - 10:18AM JST

  Yes, definately cherry blossoms. You can also see that the petals are slit at the tip.

  The bird was identified by Goals0 as a Mejiro=White-eye as you can see from it's looks.

  So beautiful. This is the best season in Japan. Hope I can take my kids on a picnic soon! Hanami-bento and all :)

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  MittsuMar. 11, 2011 - 10:23AM JST

  Time to break out the plastic groundsheet, giany bottle of nihonshu and spend a day lolling under a tree. My favourite season in Tokyo.

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  GWMar. 11, 2011 - 10:54AM JST

  I put out mikan & apples & stuff over winter & these guys are usually the first to show up, sometimes I swear they are yelling at me when I have nothing for them hahaha!

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  ka_chanMar. 11, 2011 - 11:18AM JST

  It seems way early. It looks like from now on instead of the Sakura being associated with a new school year, it will have to be associated with graduation from school.

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  WilliBMar. 11, 2011 - 01:30PM JST

  Does anybody know what this bird is called? I have a bunch of aloe plants blossoming in front of my window, and exactly these guys come every morning and eat from the flowers. Really cute.

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  cleoMar. 11, 2011 - 02:06PM JST

  It's a mejiro (Japanese white-eye). Not a very creative name, but the birdies are pretty enough to knock your socks off. I think they're normally a bit greener, but this little fellow is in shadow.

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  PearlsGraceMar. 14, 2011 - 12:45AM JST

  beautiful... it's kind of ironic that at shortly the same day this picture published, marking the arrival of spring, unthinkable devastation occured...

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