Cherry Blossom in Tokyo

On the beginning of April, I and some friends were going to Tokyo

for seeing the first cherry blossom in Tokyo
here's some picts:

Cherry blossom (Sakura)

Roughly speaking, that was my one of crazy adventure in Japan. Why?

1. It was started when we chose to ride the night bus

We chose the night bus because it was obviously cheapest way to go to Tokyo. Around 23.45 our bus departed from Sendai station to Tokyo. I didn't sleep at all during our 6 hours riding a bus. I didn't know why, I just couldn't.
Finally, at 6 am we arrived safely in bus parking close to Shinjuku Station, Tokyo. Our first destination was Takao-yama (Mount Takao). Yeah, we would like to do a "little hiking".

2. Hiking 

On the way going to the site, we passed through thousands of sakura (cherry blossoms) which was my first time to see at the entire my life.
After about 1 hour riding train, we arrived on the desired site. However, we wanted to hike a mountain from 3/4 height to up (hahaha not 100%).
That's why we would ride a cable car to go up first.

This is the elevated cable car

some calligraphy on my way to go upper

with some friends

ignore it

with sisters

finally we made it on top

2. We reached the top but it didn't mean we "finished" here

On that height, it was impossible for us to go down normally (without any cable car or lift). So we managed to look for the way going to those facilities.
Unfortunately we were lost in direction, It caused us to walk up and down hill so many times just because we realized the wrong path after miles away we went down hill.
After about 1 hour we burned fat by hiked the wrong path, finally we found the way. We decided to ride a "lift" on the way go down. The lift was so scary at the first time, but I pretty enjoyed my time after some minutes being on that lift.

The lift has no holder in front of our body, only a hand holder on the right and left side

Actually it was dangerous to hold or even take a picture while on the lift :p

3. I'm hungry! Let's hunt for a halal meat restaurant.

It was obvious for us to get so hungry after hiked and even got lost on the route. We decided to hunt a halal restaurant in Roponggi Area. We chose restaurant named "Sumiyakiya" (if I'm not mistaken, kind of forget the name). As always we went by direction from Master Google Maps. Maybe it took time 20 minutes for us to find that certain restaurant. But we didn't care, as long as finally we found that, we could eat!!!

We were too hungry, sorry for not taking a picture for the food
But trust me it was amazingly superb goooood

In this reataurant we can as "okawari" (unlimited refill) of rice and kimchi (korean vegetable food). That's why I gave 9.5 to this restaurant. It took almost 15 minutes for our main menu to come, but we already eat rice and kimchi until half full. We ask "okawari" for the rice 5 times!!! hahahahaa~
The owner is guy from Srilanka, he is not a Moslem but he let us to pray inside his restaurant after the restaurant was closed at around 4 pm. He is so nice guy, we took a picture with his daughter too.

Nice restaurant, nice owner, with nice people from Sendai

4. Cherry blossom in the park

Tokyo was surrounded by millions cherry blossoms at that time. It was so lucky chance for us to be able to see them. It was just too beautiful...

under the cherry blossom

it was nice^^

5. Ueno Park

One of the most beautiful place I visited in Japan. Sakura view was super amazing here.
But sooo many people were there~

And we tried to get some picts there....

We're reaching the end!

Those are my report of trip to Tokyo during Spring vacation.

Thanks for reading!