Foreign Friday

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Hanami party under the Sakura
April 1980

The custom of picnicking under the blooming cherry trees is ancient and still practiced in Japan. Sake (rice wine), food, friends, and music are the main ingredients of a good party.

The audio of Sakura Sakura can be found here. It is a haunting, beautiful song.

DOD teachers gather 
for a Hanami under the cherry trees
Misawa AF base
April 1980

Comments

  1. Changes in the windApril 22, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    What a wonderful tradition...

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  2. SandyApril 22, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Beautiful trees, nice way to welcome spring too.
    Sandy

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  3. ChrisApril 23, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    It looks so relaxing. We should do things like that more too :)

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  4. Tracy BatchelderApril 25, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    I really enjoyed the song, especially the vocal version on the first link. Haunting is exactly how I would describe it, too.

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