Core Kyoto
Season 1 • Episode 4: Hanami: Kyoto's Cherry Viewing Festivities in the Spring • Watch with subtitles
Episode 4: Hanami: Kyoto's Cherry Viewing Festivities in the Spring
May 16, 2013 • 28 min
Various locations in Kyoto have been famous cherry-blossom-viewing spots for 1,200 years. As spring approaches, the locals' actions revolve around thoughts of hanami. The cherries keep family ties strong; 3 generations gather once a year for hanami festivities. A 3rd-generation cherry gardener who conserves cherry trees and a photographer who has snapped Kyoto's cherries for about 40 years talk about the enduring allure of these flowers, which feature in bento meals and embroidery designs.
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