We finally made it to Japan during the cherry blossom season. We are home now but we recently returned from our fifth and most memorable trip yet to Japan to visit Nick and family. Now, with the grandkids in school (5th and 3rd grade), we need to plan our trips during their school breaks. And this year, it was during the peak of the cherry blossoms. We had fun taking photos with the cherry blossoms during the whole trip that spanned 16 days. We have cherry blossoms where we live but you need to go to specific areas to see them. In Japan, they are EVERYWHERE. Most the trees are large, too. The blossoms are smaller and lighter pink, very delicate looking. Occasionally, you will see a darker pink or white ones, too, but mostly they are the lighter pink blossoms. There are so many cherry blossoms everywhere that they sort of make you feel giddy with delight. And the Japanese people really celebrate them. They will bring blankets and picnics to get comfortable spending ...