Furu Anime Panikku

Once again, Windbell and I made a trip to Ueno. This time, it wasn’t for karaoke. It was to take a look at the cherry blossoms that have bloomed in Ueno Park. It was my first Hanami experience, so I was really looking forward to it. This will be another mass photo spam post, since there is no other way better to express the beauty of the Sakuras.

Click on the photos for a clearer and larger view. The thumbnails are blurrish >_<

First sight upon entering Ueno park

Zoomed in

There weren’t many people because it was a weekday

Kids having fun on the swing

The drains are flooded with petals

Tons of such birds in the pond

Some lady painting the scenery before her eyes

I envy people who can do art

The boy should stop playing his DS and enjoy his food

I think he’s one of those homeless

Vending machines are everywhere in Japan

Let’s take a look at some of food stores in te park

Oden booths are almost everywhere in the park

Yakisoba! うまいそう！

Chocolate bananas

Tornado Potato. Windbell had cheese, while I had BBQ.

Tayaki

I guess I have tempted some drool out of some of you guys already, so I better stop before a flood occurs. Back to the scenery and flowers.

A spot for people to rest and admire nature.

What bird is this? I don’t think it’s a duck

Some obaasans gathering together for a chat session in the park

Dining by the pond

Walking while eating will help you with some calorie burning

Close up shot of the flowers

Parks never looked so awesome before. Singapore has fugly parks

A couple in a boat. Nice Boat… I mean girl!

Swan boats are available too

I bet they will fall into the pond sooner or later.

Sakura trees and a couple holding hands

How can he sleep so soundly in such chilling temperatures?

I can never get such shots with the crowd and the Sakura trees right >_>

This is some religious place, I presume

This final photo reminds me of Honey and Clover

I had a really fun time walking a whole round in Ueno park snapping various photos, although seeing all the couples walking around lovingly in the park made me feel very slightly envious. Now there’s one more thing to add to my list of things to do before I die. Number 34 : Go on a date in a Japanese park during the period in spring when Sakuras bloom.

My pictures all look rather sucky. I’m not sure if the problem lies with me or my camera. I think the fault lies with both factors, and I should level up my photography skills as well as start saving up for a decent camera, preferably a DSLR. I’m interested in taking up photography as a hobby, but currently the best I have is a CASIO EX-Z850, a compact camera. The macro function sucks, so I can’t do any proper figurine photo shoots with it.Playing around a little with Windbell’s DSLR was rather enriching. I learned some basic stuff about photography such as the ISO, shutter speed and some stuff about the various lenses.

Today, we went to another park near Harujuku which had blooming Sakuras too. Freaking Dreamhost has a loading speed which even a snail would put to shame, so I’m still thinking if I should cram all the photos of Shinjuku and Byousoku 5cm in real life, Yoyogi park, and Shibuya together, or if I should separate them for easy reading and faster loading. Any suggestions on which would be better?