Kannonji River Hanami Matsuri pt 2

We were greeted by some clouds and sunshine this morning. The snow capped Bandai mountain showed its peak. And the cherry blossoms were even more vibrant under the sun's rays.

We enjoyed a leisurely stroll next to the calm waters of the Kannonji river. There were plenty of Japanese visitors, although we did see a some Vietnamese vloggers, a small group for Filipinos, and a Caucasian family.

It was unnerving to witness how some elderly people attempt head down the river bank to take photos from that point of view despite their mobility. We had to help one who got stuck and appeared to topple over had she been left on her own. She expressed her delight and gratitude however we could not understand what she was saying, but we reassured her with plenty of daijobu's (no worries at all).

Just next to the cherry blossoms display next to river are some yatai (food stalls). Naturally, it piqued our interest.

For brunch we enjoyed some okonomiyaki (pancakes with vegetables and meat), and some oven baked sweet potato. We also enjoyed some warm sweet sake (non-alcoholic) to down what we've consumed. They were all very tasty.

We walked further down the river until the end where it almost met up with Kawageta train station. There was a small convenience store that we browsed through but they didn't have ready packed meals.

We went back to the hotel and had a lovely afternoon nap. When we woke up it was raining. For dinner, I quickly went back to the yatai (food stalls) but to our dismay they were already closed. Prior to heading back to the hotel, I took some quick snaps of the night illumination of the Kannonji river cherry trees. It was mesmerising to see the flower petals absorb whatever light colour is thrown at them.

On the way back to the hotel, I bought some more bread for breakfast from the super friendly local who also served us earlier today. I got some melonpan, croissants, danish pastry.

Fortunately the hotel's souvenir shop still had some ready made meals that sufficed for our needs to tide us through the night.

My sister and I also managed to finish some laundry in the coin operated machines then had another visit to the onsen before dinner.Читать далее