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Cherry blossoms PHOTO BY MASAHIRO YAGISHITA

Sunday 05th April, 07:41 AM JST

A couple enjoy a boat ride on the Chidoriga-huchi moat behind the imperial palace on Saturday.

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  • ZazoomZa at 07:47 AM JST - 5th April

    More cherry blossoms, that's romantic.

  • some14some at 07:58 AM JST - 5th April

    Perfect location for any couple...from privacy point of view but right behind the imperial Palace?

  • temporaryVisa at 08:18 AM JST - 5th April

    Probably the moat near the east garden. I doubt they'd rent out boats behind the palace.

  • thethudelh at 09:33 AM JST - 5th April

    That is so pretty. I just want to visit more and more whenever I see pics like this.

  • bobcatfish at 10:29 AM JST - 5th April

    privacy? there are a million people standing next to the photographer

  • Mz at 11:55 AM JST - 5th April

    One of the prettiest times of year in Japan...Lovely pic

  • hedgehog88 at 12:05 PM JST - 5th April

    It's so photogenic! I would go there but we might wait in a long line for hours for this boat ride though.

  • Apsara at 01:22 PM JST - 5th April

    No that was a different moat I believe ;-)

  • jonnyboy at 04:29 PM JST - 5th April

    shame smellivision would present you with the beautiful odours of thousands of drunken revellers and the associated trash piles. not too peacefully quiet either... don't get me wrong, hanami parties can be a hoot, but they are quite an ironic contrast to the supposed image of the sacred sakura

  • BurakuminDes at 09:55 PM JST - 5th April

    Yay, Hanami! Jonnyboy is right, Hanami parties are certainly not all about going and "watching cherry blossoms" for several hours, as locals tried to tell me when I came here. It is, of course, about drunken debauchery in all its forms, getting to see the REAL japan and the REAL japanese. And don't we love it!

  • jonnyboy at 10:51 PM JST - 5th April

    it would be nice if hanami really was about walking hand-in-hand with your beloved through the park, taking time to appreciate the beauty of nature for a few hours before returning home...

  • hepy1 at 12:30 PM JST - 14th April

    oh my god what a nice, beautiful and romantic picture in the world i ever seen and why must be its beautiful think only in japan with that so much cherry blossom flower in the sky.

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