Japan and the art of Sakura

[WyredHardware]

Well... It is spring here in Japan and that means Sakura time. It is a national past time for the Japanese to camp out with a tarp and close buddies/work mates and watch the sakura (cherry blossoms). The prime object of this sport is to watch the beautuful flowers, eat good food and get loaded in the middle of the day. It is also a great time to have a gokon (a party where you take a bunch of buddies and then meet a bunch of girls and decide to start mingling)

[BLACKACIDEVIL]

Well... It is spring here in Japan and that means Sakura time. It is a national past time for the Japanese to camp out with a tarp and close buddies/work mates and watch the sakura (cherry blossoms). The prime object of this sport is to watch the beautuful flowers, eat good food and get loaded in the middle of the day. It is also a great time to have a gokon (a party where you take a bunch of buddies and then meet a bunch of girls and decide to start mingling)

Where are you? I use to live at Tachikawa AFB then when it closed we moved to Yokota AFB. Living in Japan was a blast.

[SOL922]

Would have killed for orders to Yokota when I was in the AF... such a beautiful, and strange, country. Still want to go.

[WyredHardware]

Where are you? I use to live at Tachikawa ...

I'm in a suburb of Osaka. Still close enough to be on the subway line though

[Sirhcrod]

I'm really hoping to get stationed in Japan while I'm in the Navy. Everyone tells me how amazing it is there

[Skeezix]

I was way up north (Misawa).
Very beautiful place.

[thomasman]

i'm going to be going to okinawa next year! looks cool =) there used to be a cherry blossum in my old neighbordhood.

[WyredHardware]

i'm going to be going to okinawa next year! looks cool =) there used to be a cherry blossum in my old neighbordhood.

Okinawa is dam hot and not at all like the rest of the country, LOL. been there twice though. It has some amazing diving!