Hanami is the long-held Japanese tradition of celebrating the arrival of Cherry Blossoms and with it, spring, while appreciating the temporal, transient nature of flowers. This week, I was blessed to be in Japan for the fleeting 2018 season. Ueno Park in Tokyo was all set for Hanami even early in the morning, with the path…
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9 Hours in Osaka
Arashiyama! Immediately, it was on top of my wish list as soon as I found out I was going to tag along in Osaka. Yay! 🙂 I had missed it on prior trips so I got excited to do something new. But as this particular trip unfolded, the beloved expressed more than three times that…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 