I forgot to show these little things. I have no idea what they are, but there is an area in Shinjuku Gyoen who have all of these funny little tree-thingies. If anyone know what they are, please do tell.

These pictures are from early March, I went to Shinjuku Gyoen with some friends. And I love how all the Japanese people gathered around the first sign of spring, some small small cherry blossoms on the tree in the picture above. I am out of Japan now, and will not return until the end of May (because of my exams), and for the most part I feel ok about that, apart from missing hanami. It is my absolute favorite season in Japan. Oh well, there is always next year…

Yours truly + friends. I realize I do not post pictures of my face that often, and it is probably just because it is not that easy to take pictures of myself with SLR-cameras.

On the other hand, I could lay in hiding in the bushes in the park and spy on the other people and take pictures of them. Fun day!

I still have so many pictures left over to post from the trip to Kyoto and Osaka a couple of weeks back. Some pictures of Osaka Castle. I was so happy to see some of the trees behind the castle in bloom already. This was early March, so I had not seen any cherry blossoms yet this year.

Isn’t this beautiful? And the best part – it is the real deal! No fake plastic, but a real authentic one from the seventies. I am a bit unsure about how I feel about wearing things which can make me be perceived as religious, but I like the bracelet. At least I can take pretty pictures of it. The long golden snake-like charm reminds me of the golden poop-building in Asakusa. (For those of you who have been to Asakusa, you know what I am talking about!) It made me smile.

Someone very special had a special day yesterday! Happy birthday!