TommyT Report This Comment Date: December 04, 2005 08:29PM
HANAMI or O-HANAMI (Flower viewing) is the Japanese traditional custom of
enjoying the beauty of flowers,
"flower" in this case almost always meaning SAKURA (Cherry blossoms).
From late March to early April,
SAKURA go into full bloom all over Japan.
In modern-day Japan, HANAMI mostly means of having an outdoor party beneath the
sakura, which are pretty
in daylight and enchanting at night. Hanami at night is called YOZAKURA
("night SAKURA"
.
[Extract from Wikipedia "HANAMI"]
Nagaoka is second largest city of Niigata prefecture. (Population about
280thousand)
The best three points for HANAMI are "YUKYU-ZAN hill", "KAKI-GAWA
river" and "FUKUSHIMA-E river".
Nagaoka is well known as hometown of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
On late at night of 1-Aug-1945, 126 B-29s came and bombed indiscriminate.
About 80% of city burned down and 1,461 people killed.
Now Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto been historic hero of Nagaoka. But some part of
citizen envy him yet.
They believe 'USA bombed Nagaoka as revenge of Pearl harvor, cause of Yamamoto's
hometown.'
zxz555 Report This Comment Date: December 11, 2005 06:41PM
Nice picture & interesting facts too.
Actually this picture looks like a set up for the promotion of human harmony and
racial understanding.
TommyT Report This Comment Date: December 11, 2005 10:10PM
Thank you zxz555.
Please come and enjoy Nagaoka's season of sakura.
zxz555 Report This Comment Date: December 17, 2005 02:28PM
having reconsidered, it now looks like moments before EVERYBODY DIES.
zxz555 Report This Comment Date: December 26, 2005 12:10PM
happiness like this does not really exist
