Saturday, April 9, 2016

This Is A Drone's View Of Sakura In Tokyo




Tokyo-based filmmaker Yasunori Iwamoto has traveled as far as New Guinea in plying his craft, but this project took place closer to home. Over the past decade or so, the Megurogawa River, especially the stretch that flows right by Nakameguro Station, has become one of Tokyo’s most popular spots for cherry blossom viewing (called “hanami” in Japanese). With 800 cherry blossom trees straddling a four-kilometer (2.5-mile) section of the river, the twin tunnels of pink flowers are interrupted only by the occasional cross street.

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