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Sakura Covered River II

Sakura Covered River II

Another photo from Iga River, the river I discovered a week ago that is covered by sakura (cherry blossoms) for about 8kms (5 miles). Go see part 1. This time I took the photo from a little below the blossoms so you can see the tunnel effect they created.

There is a small local business off to the side that sells 10 yen manju, these are sweets filed with red bean paste. Good snacks. It was super busy there with huge lines — I bet they made good money this week. After buying a few of them, everyone would come out to eat them under the blossoms.

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  1. Jon L April 15, 2011 at 2:55 pm #

    Amazing. I could hang out there all day.

    • David LaSpina / JapanDave April 16, 2011 at 1:05 am #

      I did just that, staying from around noon to evening. I envy the people who own the houses along side this place.

  2. Anonymous April 15, 2011 at 4:01 pm #

    What lovely spot to spend the day.

  3. Lisa W April 16, 2011 at 8:26 pm #

    Stunning, just absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing and joining Show Me Japan this week!

  4. Alice April 22, 2011 at 2:36 pm #

    Very nice :)

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