During the first week of April, it is popular among the Japanese to partake in "Hanami", or cherry-blossom viewing. They are beautiful and abundant at that time. At parks all throughout Japan parties and groups of people stake out their spot for the day and enjoy drinking and picnicking and (for the older folks) singing traditional Japanese folk songs. This year it was a bit windy and cool during hanami, but we still had a nice time. Here is Jonathan with a couple friends that he knows from when he was in Japan before.