2024年4月27日　　お稽古の後皆で八重桜ばかりが植栽されている桜公園にピクニックに行きました。

駅前のお店で各自食べてみたいお総菜、飲み物、デザートをそれぞれ1－2品選びました。日本の食べ物が珍しい方もそうでない方も皆でシェアして食べまーす。結果スーパーの籠2杯になりました。(^_^;　それから近くの公園まで歩いて。この公園はソメイヨシノ桜が咲き終わった頃に開花する八重桜のみが植栽されている公園なの。八重桜は花びらが幾重にも重なっていて、その色も濃く私の大好きな桜です。この桜が終わると東京の桜は終わりなのね。楽しい一時でしたぁ(^o^)

On April 27, 2024, after our lesson, we all went for a picnic to a cherry blossom park where only double-flowered cherry blossoms are planted.

At the shops near the station, everyone picked out one or two items of deli food, drinks, and desserts they wanted to try. Whether Japanese food was unusual or not, we all shared and enjoyed it together. As a result, we ended up with two baskets full from the supermarket! (^_^;) Then we walked to the nearby park.

This park is planted only with double-flowered cherry blossoms that bloom around the time when the Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms （very common pale pink sakura everywhere)have finished flowering. Double-flowered cherry blossoms have layers of petals, and their colors are rich, making them my favorite type of cherry blossom. When these cherry blossoms finish blooming, it means the cherry blossom season in Tokyo is over.　It was a fun day (^o^)