'After so many years, I finally managed to return to my “home” of sorts before the month of March ended, for the long-missed Hanami season in Japan.' - Leesan
The columnist and his Malaysian travel buddies at Miyazaki’s Amigoya Castle. — Photos: LEESAN
These visitors are all prepared to walk with excited locals along the creeks and lakes in parks across the country, to enjoy the beauty of the blossoming trees, and even to lie cosily on sakura petal-carpeted floor! In short, Chiharu will need a total of 15 days to complete her sakura-chasing journey this year. She had extended an invitation to me earlier: “Lee-san, you might want to get a motorbike so we can meet up under the cherry trees beside the Maizuru Gate and start our sakura-chasing adventure together.”
Human life is full of twists and bends and instead of worrying about every single thing, why not take things in our stride and believe that everything will eventually get better? I would not be exaggerating when I tell you that what I thought of the most during those dark days of the pandemic was the sakura season and all the good things that came with it.
Even though we are not able to travel together, we have both chosen Fukuoka as the starting point of our sakura chasing journey. The Ohori and Maizuru Parks in Fukuoka serve as the hanami benchmarks for Kyushu. This is where all sakura chasers must come!
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