Hanami In The Rain
April 2, 2008
Cherry blossoms (sakura) were in full bloom this weekend, and with them came the event known as hanami. In spite of the cold rain, I grabbed the trusty M8 and walked a park in Shibuya to take it all in. As I was strolling along, I spotted some movement in the treeline and followed it to find a makeshift forest rave party. It was fantastic. No trouble, no tension, no threat of the shut-down. It was like a 15 minute detour into the sixties. The pics are in black and white but that's actually the way I remember it. The kids are all right.... I had to include a photo of me dancing like a fool, because I don't feel right taking pictures of something like that if I didn't actually take part in it. I can't explain it but I think it's a spiritually sound concept.
