Graveyard Cherry Blossoms
Tokyo’s cherry blossoms are in full bloom, so lets face it: every large park with cherry trees is going to be so packed full of people that it will be near impossible to walk around and enjoy the flowers. There are some locations that may not be so crowded, as this FTV news clip shows:
The report shows a group of foreign students who are having a cherry blossom viewing party in Aoyama Cemetery. Apparently many Japanese people would be creeped-out by the idea of picnicking among the gravestones, but these foreigners don’t seem to have much of a problem with it.
The report may be misleading though, since I did find a British Airways travel guide page that recommends Aoyama Cemetery as a cherry blossom viewing location. I also checked a few big Japanese sakura websites, and one of them does include the cemetery on its list. [So if you go to Aoyama Cemetery this weekend and find it ultra-crowded, don't say we didn't warn you!]
