Some days you really do feel like the peaceful nature of a cherry blossom pink, and others you might feel like a goofy bubblegum pink.
In 2007 Mr. Okada chose to build on the current piece of land because he liked that there was a traditional house across the street and a shrine next door with a big cherry blossom tree.
Tourists elsewhere in the world, though, are trying to make the sakura (cherry blossom) a symbol of hope.
The Hitachi Furyumono is a parade held during the cherry blossom festival each April in Hitachi City on the Pacific coast in the middle of Japan, and once every seven years in May during the Great Festival at the local Kamine Shrine.
C. is getting into the spirit with two special packages: Sakura and Cherry Blossom Give-A-Tree.
FORBES: Celebrate Spring At The National Cherry Blossom Festival
For visitors, the Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festival makes a memorable day trip.
The annual festival, which celebrates Japan's friendship with the US, began 99 years ago when Japan gave the country thousands of cherry blossom trees as a gift.
The special treatment begins with a warm exfoliating cream made with cherry blossom rice powder, followed by an exfoliating massage, foot massage and full-body massage using melted Shea butter.
FORBES: Celebrate Spring At The National Cherry Blossom Festival
Boozy picnics on a mass scale occur in parks boasting cherry blossom trees, as hanami fever grips the land.
Hanami is an important Japanese custom, when locals break free of their conservative reputation and enjoy a picnic with friends and family under the cherry blossom trees.
For a bit of exploring, embark on the Capitol Hill Cherry Blossom Food Tour.
FORBES: Celebrate Spring At The National Cherry Blossom Festival
At night, the area is lit up for cherry blossom viewing and food stalls are set up with a variety of snacks.
Cherry blossom fans commonly seek photo ops of train tracks beneath a canopy of pink flowers, and around Yeojwa stream and promenade, which is lined with blossoming trees and canola flowers.
In the US, the National Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off last week in Washington DC with a fundraising walk and vigil for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Aside from being seasonally apt, the dish perfectly articulated Benu's point of view: With the torchon, he was referencing his past at the French Laundry (there's a signature foie gras au torchon on that institution's menu), and with the Japanese ankimo and cherry blossom, he was mining the legacy of the city's substantial East and Southeast Asian populations.
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