Cherry Blossoms 2011: Fujigoko Report (4/20)
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This year's cherry blossom season will be overshadowed by the tremendous loss caused by the recent earthquake. However, we believe that the blossoms will serve as symbols of hope and resilience and a source of motivation along Japan's road to recovery. With this in mind, we never hesitated to go ahead with our annual reports in order to inform travelers in Japan and readers across the world about this year's cherry blossom season.
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2011/04/20 - Fujigoko Report
by schauwecker
Today I made this year's only cherry blossom report to the Fuji Five Lake region at the northern base of Mount Fuji. At an altitude of around 1000 meters, the trees are typically about two week behind those of nearby Tokyo.
Chureito Pagoda
April 20, 2011 - full bloom
The cherry trees around the Chureito Pagoda have just reached full bloom and were at their best today. The blossoms' fresh and sturdy look suggested that their seasonal beauty will probably be preserved into the upcoming weekend.
Today's good weather attracted many people - especially photographers - up the steep hill to the pagoda, which offers that intriguing triple combination of Japanese cliches often found on book covers and posters.
Ubuyagasaki Peninsula
April 20, 2011 - full bloom
The trees along the northeastern shores of Lake Kawaguchiko and around the small Ubuyagasaki Peninsula have also reached full bloom, allowing photographers to take another classic shot of Mount Fuji in combination with the lake and cherry blossoms for several days to come.
Northern Shores of Kawaguchiko
April 20, 2011 - opening (10-50%)
Surprisingly, the trees just a few hundred meters further down the northern shores of Lake Kawaguchiko were still in a considerably less advanced state. Especially the exposed trees lining the waterfront have not reached the 50 percent mark yet and were joined by some plum trees still in bloom. The cherry trees can be expected to reach full bloom here by the weekend.
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List of Posts:
2011/05/09 - Sapporo Report 2011/05/06 - Hakodate Report 2011/05/02 - Kakunodate Report 2011/05/01 - Hirosaki Report 2011/04/29 - Kitakami Report 2011/04/22 - Aizu Report 2011/04/21 - Sendai Report 2011/04/20 - Fujigoko Report 2011/04/19 - Tokyo Report 2011/04/16 - Kyoto Report 2011/04/15 - Osaka Report 2011/04/14 - Tokyo Report 2011/04/14 - Kanazawa Report 2011/04/13 - Yoshino Report 2011/04/12 - Kyoto Report 2011/04/12 - Okayama Report 2011/04/11 - Tokyo Report 2011/04/11 - Takamatsu Report 2011/04/10 - Osaka Report 2011/04/10 - Matsuyama Report 2011/04/09 - Kyoto Report 2011/04/08 - Tokyo Report 2011/04/08 - Yoshino Report 2011/04/07 - Hiroshima Report 2011/04/07 - Iwakuni Report 2011/04/07 - Nagoya Report 2011/04/06 - Kyoto Report 2011/04/05 - Tokyo Report 2011/04/04 - Kyoto Report 2011/04/03 - Fukuoka Report 2011/04/02 - Tokyo Report 2011/04/01 - Kyoto Report 2011/04/01 - Kagoshima Report 2011/03/31 - Kumamoto Report 2011/03/31 - Fukuoka Report 2011/03/30 - Tokyo Report 2011/03/30 - Kochi Report 2011/03/29 - Kyoto Report 2011/03/28 - Himeji Report 2011/03/27 - Tokyo Report |
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