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S06E16: Following the Cherry Blossoms Upstream: A Three-Day Trip Along the Tama River

Document 72 Hours · 2015
Aired 01 May 2015
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Following the Cherry Blossoms Upstream: A Three-Day Trip Along the Tama River

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In April, Kanto was intoxicated by a blizzard of flowers. One of the most “famous places for secret cherry blossom viewing” is the Tama River, which runs 138 kilometers from Haneda to Okutama. In this program, the participants loaded their bicycles with cameras and rode along the riverbanks in search of cherry blossoms admired by the locals. Fishermen in Haneda look up at the cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms in Setagaya, where he has fond memories of his children. The young men we met late at night along the 2-kilometer-long row of cherry trees in Fussa. This is a three-day flower journey in search of cherry blossoms that are not well known to everyone, but are important to each of us.

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