2022-04-01.
I offer the cherry blossoms in full bloom and more at Kyoto Gyoen, the Botanical Garden, and the Philosopher’s Path to readers around the world from the ARW files of my α99.
On that day, Kyoto Gyoen, the Botanical Garden, and the Philosopher’s Path were filled with the light of spring, and the cherry blossoms were truly in full bloom.
I had recorded each of those fleeting moments in the ARW files of my α99.

On March 28, 2026, I attended the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra’s Toyonaka Masterpiece Series Vol. 37, “Flowers,” held at the Main Hall of the Toyonaka Performing Arts Center.
The conductor was Erika Kiko.
The violinist was Yuna Shinohara.
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons was performed without a conductor.
Then came Delius’s Two Pieces for Small Orchestra.
And finally, Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38, “Spring.”
It would not be the slightest exaggeration to call all of them historic performances.
Above all, I was deeply moved by Yuna Shinohara’s playing.
About this, I shall write at a later date in The Turntable of Civilization.

The cherry blossoms of Kyoto are not merely beautiful.
In each fleeting moment dwell the passage of time and the depth of Japan itself.
That is why I wish to offer the cherry blossoms in full bloom and more at Kyoto Gyoen, the Botanical Garden, and the Philosopher’s Path to the world together with the second movement of Schumann’s “Spring,” repeated twice.