Sakura IV: A Night Walk in the Graveyard
After the noise and excitement of hanami celebrations has faded and mellow stragglers have stumbled off to board the last trains of the night home, the parks fall silent.
And in these peaceful hours a more rarely seen beauty emerges.
After dark, in graveyards and cemeteries of Japan, the interweaving textures of hanging blossoms and standing stones form a visual beauty like no other I know. The transient and the ancient side by side.
These images from Yanaka Reien.
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Arigato, Japan | Journey of a Creative Playful Explorer said this on 9 May, 2013 at 09:49 |
Cherry blossom at night is so amazing.