Sakura at its best

We went back to Chidorigafuchi Moat, to witness its much-hyped evening illumination. We knew this was bound to be good, because we had seen many pictures of it before our trip. But we were pleasantly surprised. Honestly, pictures (taken on a phone at least) don’t do any justice to how beautiful it was standing there. We realised this while clicking the pictures and trying to capture its beauty. The entire moat was lit up on both sides, with different colours. The water was perfectly still, so we could see the unwavering reflection of the lit up cherry trees in the water. We walked along the moat and then stayed along the bridge for a while just admiring the gorgeous view. I told Divya, “We’re not going to see a better sakura view than this.” After taking it all in, we made our way back to the hotel.Read more