The Sakura Bazaar: A cherry blossom celebration in Tokyo

The Sakura Bazaar

If you are in Tokyo in April, go to subway Kudanshita station (Toei Shinjuki line, or Subway Tozai line, Hanzomon line) Exit is No.2 Get out of the exit and walk straight up, till you cross over the famous Nihon Budokan auditorium. You will see the small footpath with rows of cherry trees on both sides. If you turn left here, the building on the right is Indian Embassy. If the cherries are in blossom, you won't be alone. You will find many people walking in the same direction.
In Japanese language a Sakura means cherry. Sakura Bazaar is an event conducted by the Indian Embassy on a Sunday morning in the Spring Season during the Cherry blossom period. Indian Embassy is situated in one of the most beautiful 'Cherry blossom view' spots in Tokyo. During the blossom, many people pass through the famous Chidorigafuchi pathway with rows of cherry trees on both sides, which is just opposite the Embassy campus.