We were in Osaka last weekend for a cherry blossom party that my father-in-law was having. The morning of the party, we went walking through his neighborhood, sakura no miya, which happens to be one of the most famous places for cherry blossoms in Osaka. Not surprising, I guess, since the sakura in sakura no miya means cherry blossom!
As we walked along the river, we saw many spots like the one in this photo where someone had put down a tarp or blanket, but this guy went one step further and cordoned the whole area off.
The signs says “Ten-something-something-something”. Literally translated, this means “keep out of here — I staked this spot out weeks ago to drink and watch cherry blossoms. This means you too, foreigner.”
(Note: The above used to be a picture. Then Yukari deleted it from Flickr. Sniffle.)
Posted by pmk at April 17, 2005 10:51 PM | TrackBack