May 7, 2000. Onoemachi, Aomori Prefecture. Cherry blossoms in the Saruga Shrine.

The Saruga Shrine in Onoe. I walked around the big pond in the Saruga Shrine in the fine rain. The flowers of weeping cherry trees are at their best though Yoshino cherry trees have already got leaves. Deep colored flowers look more beautiful in the misty day, don't they? There will be crowded with people who come to see water lilies in the pond after a while.