Cherry Blossom Viewing 2017 in Gappo Park / 花見 ２０１７年 合邦公園

Going back to Golden Week two years ago in 2017. Our friends Yukio and Reiko were in town and we decided to have to to Gappo Park for cherry blossom viewing.

また２年前の２０１７年のゴールデンウィーク。千葉から青森に来た友達、幸男と玲子と一緒に合邦公園で花見をしました。

A huge cedar tree called the Miyo Cedar.

大きな松の木。ミ善の松と呼ばれてる。

The tree is about 9 meters tall and has a circumference of 26 meters and is over 400 years old.

Yukio is also from Aomori, he said I had to eat the chicken from this food booth. As you can see, this is a very popular booth.

幸男も青森出身で、合邦公園で花見をしたら、必ずこの屋台の鳥のからあげを食べるべきと言われた。見ての通り、行列が出来て、大人気です。

Here's the reason for its popularity. They're huge and they're delicious.

これが屋台の行列の理由だ。からあげが超デッカイ。そして美味しい。

What is cherry blossom viewing without alcohol?

花見に吹かせないものと言えば酒でしょう。

Some other food we bought.

ほかのおつまみ。

Of course we took the time to view the cherry blossoms.

もちろん花見をしましたよ。桜が綺麗。

Gappo Park is also located along the shores of Mutsu Bay.

合邦公園は陸奥湾に面してます。

This is a park after all.

公園なので。

Maybe someone can make a haiku about the person sitting next to the cherry blossom tree.

誰かこの写真を見ながら一句を作れるかな？

Editing out the stranger by taking the picture from a different angle.

別の角度で写真を撮り、見知らぬ人を映らない様にしました。

I spotted this guy nearby as well.

こいつも近くで発見した。

After having a few drinks and eating some snacks, we decided to check out another local museum, but I will talk about that on my next post.

酒を飲んで、美味しいものを食べて、その後はまた青森にある小さな記念館に行ってきました。それはまた次回話します。