Hello, I'm Mog.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom across Japan. As I admire their delicate petals, I’d like to share my thoughts and feelings along with some photos.
日本では桜が満開です。今日は桜の写真と共に、私が桜を見る時の気持ちについてお話したいと思います。
Watching the cherry blossoms fills me with both joy and a quiet ache. Their fleeting beauty, so breathtaking, lingers for only about two weeks before the petals drift away like whispers on the wind. 🌸
桜を観る時、嬉しいような切ないような気持ちになります。はっと息を飲むような美しい桜もたったの2週間ほどで散ってしまうのです🌸
Since childhood, I have shared the beauty of cherry blossoms with loved ones—at school entrance and graduation ceremonies, over homemade lunches with family, on spring journeys with friends, and beneath moonlit petals with someone dear.
Each moment was unique, yet whenever I see sakura, those memories blossom in my heart once more. I find myself wondering—how many more springs will I stand beneath this gentle shower of petals? For the Japanese, sakura is not just a flower, but a symbol of time, memory, and the bittersweet nature of life itself.
幼い頃から毎年、大切な人と桜を見てきました。入学式、卒業式の桜、お弁当を食べながら家族と見た桜、友人と遠出して見た桜、恋人と見た夜桜、
シチュエーションは全て違うけど、桜を見るとき、その思い出がよみがえります。あと何回桜を見られるんだろう、そんな気持ちにもなります。
日本人にとって、桜は特別な物かもしれません。
My Cherry Blossom Memory of 2025
This spring, I was preparing for the National Examination for Class 1 Health Supervisor, a certification related to labor safety, so I had given up on going cherry blossom viewing. I found comfort instead in the cherry blossoms along my commute route and in photos sent by close friends.
今年の春は衛生管理者1種という、労働安全に関わる国家試験の受験を控えていたので、お花見はできないだろうと諦めていました。通勤ルートの桜を観たり、親しい人から送られてきた写真で心を和ませていました。
However, on April 8, when I stepped out of Keihan Tenmabashi Station near the exam venue, I was greeted by cherry blossoms in full bloom! I had no idea it would be this spectacular.
Cherry trees line the 4.2 kilometers along the Okawa River in Osaka. There were even sightseeing boats and food stalls set up for enjoying the blossoms.
It was an unexpected joy to experience such a luxurious cherry blossom viewing.
Maybe it was a reward for all my hard work! Let me share some photos with you.
ところが4月8日、試験会場最寄りの京阪天満橋駅を出ると満開の桜！こんなにすごいとは知りませんでした。
大阪の大川沿い4.2kmに渡り、桜が続いています。桜を楽しむための観光船や屋台も出ていましたよ。
こんな豪華なお花見が楽しめるなんて思いもしない幸運でした。
頑張ったご褒美かな。
写真をシェアしますね
If you ever have the chance to visit Osaka during cherry blossom season, I highly recommend walking along the river. The nearest stations to the Okawa River are JR Sakuranomiya Station and Keihan Tenmabashi Station.
桜のシーズンに大阪に来る機会があれば、ぜひ川沿いを歩いてみてくださいね。大川の最寄り駅はJR桜ノ宮駅、または京阪天満橋駅です。
Once again, I am deeply grateful to have witnessed the fleeting grace of cherry blossoms this year—and to be able to share their beauty with the world.
Until we meet again next week,
May your days be as bright and fleetingly beautiful as the sakura. 💕
今年も美しい桜を見れたこと、そしてそれを世界中の皆さんにお話できる事に、心より感謝します。
では、また来週お会いしましょう。
良い1日を💕
