the sakura matsuri or cherry blossom festival is held annually in the brooklyn botanic gardens. because of the warm weather, the cherry blossoms came and went before the festival this year, so not much hanami or flower viewing, but still it was a fun time as always -- enjoy!

 

http://www.bbg.org/discover/cherries/

 

 

pardon the blurry cellphone pics in the tent, it was crowded!  :-P

 

 

 

brooklyn’s ichiban pimp, borough president marty markowitz & the japanese ambassador to the usa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

o-dori flower hat dancers

 

 

 

 

 

 

vat is goings on here?  :laugh:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hanagasa odori: flower hat dance procession

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*** kanpai! ***

 

Thanks!

Nice.  I loved going here when I lived in Downtown Brooklyn.

Cool pics. My brother got married there. No one dressed like Yu-Gi-Oh, although his wife is a real B!tch-i-san.