(2108) Since this year we didn't see much of the cherry trees

Here's one from last year at the Gojoten Jinja (五条天神社) in Ueno Park, from the side of the Shinobazu (不忍池) Pond. For some reason tourists usually ignore it and it's a shame because, if we believe the legends it's there since the time of the mythical hero Yamato Takeru (ヤマトタケル) that is from the first century. The legend is probably off by 13 centuries but the shrine is beautiful anyway. 

(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr).