Belated Sakura Matsuri

About two weekends ago Sewon and I went to the Sakura Matsuri festival at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and I just got my rolls of film back and I wanted to share. We had a lot of fun, we even made a little picnic, Sewon made delicious tuna and beef onigiri and I brought homemade Japanese style cucumber pickles. Sadly, the Sakura were past their full bloom and only a few blossoms remain,but still there were many other exciting events happening at the festival. My favorite is the Hanagasa Odori (Flower Hat Dance) it's a beautiful performance of women dress in colorful yukatas with pretty straw hats adorned with flowers dancing and singing to a traditional lively Japanese song. Of course the lolita parade is always fun to see and admire the lovely and skillful costume-making of all the dresses. more pics here