Hanami is the Japanese practice of having picnics beneath cherry blossoms (or Sakura).
We were in Tokyo while they were in bloom so that is my excuse for putting a lot of pretty pictures on the blog.
Seeing all these picnics begs the question as to what they are eating. Here are a few things from the food stalls set up around Ueno park which is one good Hanami place.
It isn't just because these fish are on sticks that I took the picture. I just thought it looked cool.
These "fish" are not on sticks. They are called Taiyaki and made from waffle batter and filled with an azuki bean paste.
Here is the big greasy okonomiyaki which you might remember from our trip to Hiroshima. It is a pancake stuffed with noodles and all sorts of other things. The point of this greasy food is that these picnics are more about the drinking than the eating.
These two guys are piling up empties.
These guys are looking for a place to put their cooler and cases of beer.
These people are keeping it cool in a kiddy pool.
These sararīmen are carrying cases home after a day of drinking. And this last guy has probably had too much.
Hanami is the Japanese practice of having picnics beneath cherry blossoms (or Sakura).
We were in Tokyo while they were in bloom so that is my excuse for putting a lot of pretty pictures on the blog.
Seeing all these picnics begs the question as to what they are eating. Here are a few things from the food stalls set up around Ueno park which is one good Hanami place.
It isn't just because these fish are on sticks that I took the picture. I just thought it looked cool.
These "fish" are not on sticks. They are called Taiyaki and made from waffle batter and filled with an azuki bean paste.
Here is the big greasy okonomiyaki which you might remember from our trip to Hiroshima. It is a pancake stuffed with noodles and all sorts of other things. The point of this greasy food is that these picnics are more about the drinking than the eating.
These two guys are piling up empties.
These guys are looking for a place to put their cooler and cases of beer.
These people are keeping it cool in a kiddy pool.
These sararīmen are carrying cases home after a day of drinking. And this last guy has probably had too much.
Don't you people ever stay Home???
ReplyDeleteobviously not Pajaro!... but i have a question Mr. Swiversivin, IF "The point of this greasy food is that these picnics are more about the drinking than the eating.", what was YOUR purpose there?
ReplyDeleteto look at pretty flowers
ReplyDeletethat was SUCH a teacher response. that saddens me.
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