Cherry Blossom Festival.

A particular scene from Sophia Coppola's movie, Lost in Translation, left a profound impression in my frontal lobe, a scene where Charlotte explores the strange wonders of Japanese life outside her hotel room and comes across a couple dressed in kimono, walking graciously along a pathway towards a ginza. The sakura trees that lined the pathway had thousands of white strips of paper tied to its branches which made the whole scenery look like a surreal winterscape.

Walking into YuYuanTan for the Cherry Blossom Festival reminded me of this scene and brought about some euphoria. How could one not, in a park full of cherry trees blossoming everywhere! Though the life expectancy of these pink blossoms are but a few weeks only, several varieties of these trees were planted so they bloom at different times, keeping the park looking vibrant for spring.