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.