Cherry Blossom

I went on a business trip to Hawaii (for a convention) on April 3rd and had to layover in Tokyo for 15 hours. Although the airline provided us with a room each to rest before catching the connecting flight to Honolulu, all of us decided to take a train ride into Tokyo instead and spent some 9 hours there before returning to the airport.
It proved to be a good decision as the cherry blossoms were in full bloom and we were able to catch locals having Hanami parties in Ueno park.

The cherry blossom as seen from my room at Nikko Hotel, Narita airport.

Cherry blossoms in full bloom.

3pm at Ueno park on Monday (Don't the people work?)

I am told these are Hanami parties. Still at Ueno Park.

A close-up of the flower.

Couldn't resist taking this. Durian in Japan. See the price.

The flowers would have dropped by now. We were fortunate to be there when the flowers were in full bloom.