if all goes well i will be on Northwest Airlines flt. 1 to Tokyo's Narita International Airport tomorrow afternoon arriving the next afternoon (the 21st) around 430p. from there i will try to make the ANA flight at 555p to Osaka Itami International Airport arriving around 7pm. (yes, it is does say "international" right on the side of the building although i think most people think of it as the domestic airport...yes, that was me, me who has 20 years in the airline industry thought i had gotten on the wrong flight a couple of trips ago) and if all has gone well including Steve picking me up after he helps out in his son's 2nd grade class, Noriko and her Father will be waiting for Tony and i. hopefully we will stop for takoyaki on the way to my second home in Minoo. the cherry blossoms should be opening around the end of the month.
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below is a cherry blossom viewing map of Japan.
i think the Kansai area which includes Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe is forecasting prime viewing of the cherry blossoms (さくら）(sakura) between the 25th and 31st of March, give or take and allowing for rain and wind and the will and whim of the cherry blossoms.
