I hadn’t been back to Japan during sakura season in years, and this visit felt especially magical. I caught peak bloom in Kyoto and had the chance to attend the Miyako Odori, where Maiko and Geiko perform their graceful dances each spring. Surrounded by sakura in full bloom, I couldn’t help but feel that the Maiko and Geiko were like living flowers themselves—delicate, refined, and fleetingly beautiful, just like the season.

久ぶりに日本の桜の季節に帰ってきました！本当に特別で素敵な春になりました。京都では満開の桜に出会い、春の風物詩「都をどり」も観ることができました。舞妓さんや芸妓さんが魅せる優雅で繊細な踊りは、まるで咲き誇る桜のように、美しくて儚い存在。今回は「花も団子も」楽しんじゃいました。