Sunday and home alone,
I figured I should roam
Despite the showering rain,
I thought at home I should not remain
It was raining last weekend but I had to go out. Despite having a bad hangover from Saturday night's drinking party, I forced myself to walk for 3 km to reach my destination. This month, I received my city's newsletter and on the last page, they listed the areas where you could see the cherry blossoms within the city, not in the whole of Tokyo, just within my ward/city. In that newsletter, this park is listed.
I wasn't expecting anything when I was walking. My destination wasn't this park actually, but the train tracks further. It was an accident that I found this park on the way there.
The park is not as big as Yoyogi Park but it's not so small either. What surprised me the most was the cherry blossoms in the park. From the photo in the newsletter, it looks so nice but seeing it in reality in front of my eyes is nicer.
I reached the park just after sunset so it was not so dark yet. There were few passersby but no one really sat on the benches or children playing in the park. Understandable, it's still raining and there was no shade except for the bus stop just outside the park.
Using my phone to capture these photos was no easy task. It was hard taking photos because I had to hold my umbrella and fix the phone's focus. 😄 It took me a while to get the shots I've been wanting to get. But I'm happy with the results.
What do you think of these wet cherry blossoms? Fresh from the rain~ If you'd ask me, it's not bad either. I usually go see the cherry blossoms on a fine day so seeing them in showers was refreshing.
Did I mention the name of the park is Araiyakushi Park? It's a 15-minute walk from Nakano station. Maybe after shopping for anime stuff in Nakano Broadway, you can head to this park if you want to be close to nature. Just know this is a residential park so you won't run into tourists.
There wasn't much to see in the park at this time because there were no kids playing. The other side of the park is a wide space with big trees on its far end corner. But the cherry blossoms were really a wonderful sight to see. While I was there, a couple came to take photos of themselves with the cherry blossoms. I was about to volunteer to take their photos but I didn't want to get involved with them and I'm actually shy. 😆
I think in the future, I'll come back to this park. It's not so far from where I live and it's good exercise. There's a pond across the street, still part of the park but I didn't explore it. Beside the park, there's also an old temple that's said to cure eye diseases. I saw some people walk out of the temple premises.
That's it for today's #SpringInJapan. Til next sakura viewing! 😊
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All photos are taken using my phone unless stated otherwise.