Spent the last couple days bumming around Tohoku. First off was a visit to Akita City for Joe & Sayaka’s annual Hanami (Flower Viewing) party. The Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) had already come and gone, but that didn’t stop any of us from overdrinking and having a great time. Kyoko came up late the next evening to watch us continue to drink.

The next morning we took the 9am train north to Aomori Prefecture (Province), specifically Hirosaki Park, which is one of the most popular places to celebrate Hanami. We caught the tail end of the Sakura, which I actually liked more, as the cherry blossom petals fluttered around in the wind as they fell off the branches. An evening traverse across Aomori landed us in Hachinohe, where the Tohoku Shinkansen Line begins. A couple hours later we were back home in Miyagi. Total travel: 800km!

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