The kids and I arrived just in time to see the Cherry Blossoms (Sakura). We went to the Cherry Blossom Festival on Easter Sunday. It was beautiful. In the picture above, you can see the little boats down in the water. These are used for cormorant fishing. The fishermen attract the fish by lighting bright burning fires in the metal baskets suspended from the front of their boat. The cormorant birds are then sent out into the water to catch the fish. Each bird is on a leash. The leash is connected to a small metal ring that is attached around the cormorant's neck. Every time a cormorant manages to catch a fish, the fisherman pulls them back into the boat and forces them to give up the fish!
Hank took this picture of the cherry blossoms. The Kintai bridge can be seen in the background. The Kintai was originally built in 1673 and remains Japan's most famous bridge.
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