This is an image of plum blossom in Japan. My friend Kana from Tokyo inspired my post when I saw one of her pictures about blossom she took in California. I wondered therefore how much she missed the beauty of Japanese landscapes.

This blossom is just a myth for me; something you look through traveling agency pictures that gives you a stereotyped glimpse of Japan. But this is a part of her life. She told me she spends a lot of time outside with friends and family and goes for picnics during the blossom.
One of my goals in life now is to discover this country. I never really thought about it before. But now, I know very interesting and humble people from Japan, who make me know a little bit more about their culture, and I am thankful for that. I would like to be emerged one day by these cultural differences and I am sure I would not be disappointed.

I really like the colors and luminosity of this picture. It totally reminds me my friend Kana and her patience and loyalty. Japan looks to be a country of tolerance, serenity and imagination. This is what I associate to this image. It is a kind of window I open that transports me to a world I don’t know. Or a world I know at least through green tea dishes I share with my friend.

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