i went to see a japanese cherry blossom festival at some castle ruins.
the cherry blossoms were a little late this year due to a colder winter so several of the trees were this bare. i did get to see some that had bloomed but they were kind of sad.
this trip ended up being a three for one trip. i got to see the cherry blossoms, the castle ruins,
and a traditional japanese wedding. they had the wedding in the middle of the ruins and everyone who was there for the cherry blossom festival got to watch.
they did the traditional tea ceremonies, had the okinawan drummers, and i got to dance with the wedding party. no pictures of that, unfortunately.
the highlight of the trip was getting a hotdog taco: