The full bloom draws to a close. The cherry blossoms scatter under every tree and cover the streets in pink.

Despite the nasty and cold weather we had a nice stroll through the sacred cherry gardens of the Shinto shrine in Kamakura. It takes about an hour by local train to get from Tokyo to Kamakura, an ancient city and former capital of Japan.

Another cold day. Some of the early birds dared to bloom and are freezing now in the cold rain.