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2658 Sakura Moat

Spring in Japan at its finest, and I was extremely lucky to be here on such a perfect day to see it. I had just finished crossing the Shimanami Kaido by bike and, having finished a little early, decided to head to Matsuyama even though it wasn't on my list of places to go. I was lucky to have my finest cherry blossom (sakura) experience of the year there.

The sakura begin to bloom the last week of March, hit full bloom a week later at the beginning of April, and then within another week are almost entirely gone. Many Japanese people feel the beautiful but ultimately short life of the cherry blossoms symbolizes the beauty but fragility of life. In Japan, April 1st is when new schools, jobs, and other big life changes tend to start, and so sakura also have an image of being associated with a "new life". In Japanese design, sakura are often used to symbolize one of the above two ideas.

Taken at a downtown park near the base of Matsuyama Castle in the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on Shikoku (Japan).

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Taken in: 日本 / 愛媛県 / 松山市 (show map)

Taken on: April 3, 2008

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Camera: Canon PowerShot A610, f/4.0, 1/640 sec, 7.3mm (more info) (hide info)

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Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	7.3mm
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire, Red-eye reduction
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
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