A late spring in Ishikawa

28 Apr 2010 3 Comments

by madsilence in Japan, Life, Travel

Well, it’s officially the coldest and least sunny spring in 23 years here in Ishikawa.  Because of El Niño and arctic oscillation the warm air from down south has been pushed around by immense cold fronts coming from Siberia and other areas in Russia which give us our winter weather!  That means that it’s April and we still have March temperatures – it’s been catapulting up to 22-23°C down to 5-6°C.  Makes it hard to dress for work, especially since the schools have turned off the heat for the year!!  There’s one lucky side effect though, the cherry blossoms have stayed for a lot longer than usual.  Here’s a few views of springtime Japan.

Weeping cherries nod over the river in Daishoji City.

A ride on the river, floated along with the fallen sakura petals...

One of our two boatmen... I've heard he sings mean enka!

Our amazing Japanese-style lunch. Everything was spring-themed and specially prepared. See the broccolini and sakura-colored fish cake? Delicious and beautiful! Bento is definitely a form of art.

Giant tea-bowl tea ceremony! Regular tea bowls are for one person and are as big as your hand, these were for 5 people and weighed 7-8 lbs!

I'm convinced my biceps were bigger after lifting this tea bowl a few times. This is my kind of working out!!

~MS the Younger

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