Look, the cherry blossoms bloom, heralding Hanami

Photo: Peter McIntosh
Photo: Peter McIntosh
Photo: Peter McIntosh
Photo: Peter McIntosh

Balazs Kiglics throws Kotomiyo Cowell (7) skywards as drummers herald the flowering of cherry blossoms outside the University of Otago clocktower building yesterday.

Attendees wore Japanese traditional dress as a small crowd celebrated the arrival of spring.

In Japan, the Hanami (cherry blossom-viewing) event is celebrated  from the end of March to early May where the progress of cherry blossom as it moves north is reported nationally. 

 

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