Spring time in Japan is beautiful!! The Japanese love to plant fields of their favorite flowers each season. In the fall you can see fields of Sunflowers and Cosmos along with brightly colored Japanese Maple trees. Now, in the Spring, you can see fields of yellow Nanohana and Tulips along with many Cherry Blossom trees. So, we've been getting our fill of these lovely sights! See if you can find Nick.
Recently, we went with our friends Mr. and Mrs. Kumeno to see these Yellow Nanohana flowers. We drive two hours each Tuesday to a city called Nakatsu. We spend all day teaching English in a small church there. Mr. and Mrs. Kumeno lead the church in Nakatsu. If we have time during the day, we take small adventures together. They love showing us Japan!!
Cherry Blossoms!! Japan is famous for them. However, they don't produce any cherries. The popular thing to do is to have picnics with your friends and look at them....this is called "cherry blossom viewing." These trees are scattered throughout cities and parks in Japan. It's really hard to capture their beauty, but we gave it a try.
Don't forget the Tulips! Each year there is a Tulip festival along a river close to where we live. Volunteers in the community have worked very hard to plant thousands of Tulip bulbs. It's really a sight to see! Here we are with our friends Morio and Yukiko Shiraishi. We've had many adventures with these two since coming to Japan! We hope to share more of our adventures with them soon!! 
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