The blooming of cherry blossoms ("sakura" in Japanese) signals the transition of the season from winter to spring. The Japanese people celebrate this by doing "hanami" or having picnics/gatherings under sakura trees.
Sakura blooms earlier in Tokyo and other warmer cities, while in Suwa (our area) which is surrounded by mountains, they bloom later 'cause of the colder weather. If the cherry blossoms bloom on the first week of April in Tokyo, they bloom between the 3rd to last week of April in the provinces. However, these cherry blossoms only stay for a week or two 'cause they fall once the weather becomes hotter. So your really need to be on perfect timing to catch them in full bloom.
At the playground of our neighborhood, there were lots of Sakura trees. So before grocery shopping, we dropped by the playground for some photo ops! haha!
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