Wow :(. I had kind of thought the product shortages would've worked their way through the supply chain by now.
As to sakura, I'd definitely go to Rikugien, near Komagome Station on the Yamanote and Namboku lines. The park was just stunningly beautiful. I was there in the fall so they were having events for koyo then - they had this amazing exhibit of stunning lighting set amongst all of the trees and leaves, even lighting in the ponds to "backlight" the water. It really was stunning and, if you're on that side of the Yamanote line, it's not far at all from you. For sakura they're probably doing more "traditional" staging, particularly with the social pressure of the power issues, but that park was easily the most beautiful I'd ever seen, far more than NYC's Central Park. We were there in the evening for the koyo exhibition but I imagine the sakura during the day would be breathtaking.
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Date: 2011-04-05 09:47 am (UTC)As to sakura, I'd definitely go to Rikugien, near Komagome Station on the Yamanote and Namboku lines. The park was just stunningly beautiful. I was there in the fall so they were having events for koyo then - they had this amazing exhibit of stunning lighting set amongst all of the trees and leaves, even lighting in the ponds to "backlight" the water. It really was stunning and, if you're on that side of the Yamanote line, it's not far at all from you. For sakura they're probably doing more "traditional" staging, particularly with the social pressure of the power issues, but that park was easily the most beautiful I'd ever seen, far more than NYC's Central Park. We were there in the evening for the koyo exhibition but I imagine the sakura during the day would be breathtaking.