Ohanami

Ah, Japan. The only country I know that uses even flower blossoms as an excuse to drink.

The sakura (cherry blossoms) are starting to come out at the moment, and this means 'ohanami', which translates roughly as flower blossoms, and is a word used to signify drinking under the cherry blossoms until late at night.

Ok, it can also mean just walking under the blossoms appreciating and all that, but that isn't nearly as much fun :)

Anyway, we have about 10 days to enjoy the sakura, and yesterday Rosie suggested we have our first ohanami at the castle ruins. It was great! Rosie made hummus (is that how you spell it?), we had bread, sausages, avocado, cheese . . . . . . .

It was great. Just Dan, Rosie, Jo and I mucking around for a couple of hours.

Sakura.

Jo, Rosie and Dan. We weren't high. Honest.

Anyway, we decided on Monday we would have a proper BBQ, so we are inviting everyone we know to come along, cook meat, drink beer and play soccer. I promise to take my camera next time, not just my phone.

Today Matt, Dan, Jo, Chris Mack and I are going to Fukuoka. Jo's mum is arriving tomorrow, and the rest of us are going to an Orange Range (J-pop group) concert. We figured we should go today so we can shop and go clubbing. Yay!!