One of the highlights of the trip was an evening at Meguro River in Tokyo, this is a fairly small tributary river lined with trees on both sides. At night the trees are illuminated which made for a magical experience. With food and drink stalls and a party atmosphere this felt more like we were at a music festival than a botanic event!
Lanterns were stung along both sides of the river
Although water levels were low, the reflections added to the magical atmosphere.
Literally thousands of people packed the river banks to create a party atmosphere.
We were fortunate to be in Tokyo at the peak of the blooming this year, we had been watching the cherry blooming forecast (yes that really is a thing) for a few weeks before hoping we had picked the correct week. We had anticipated we may have been there right at the start rather than at the peak, but the weather had been very co-operative and the trip was perfectly timed.
Gaz
