fallen petals

Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Japan
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/100 sec, f/8, ISO100

Late last month I spent a week in Tokyo, Japan, on a business trip. My visit to Tokyo happened to co-incide with the cherry blossoms (known as "sakura" locally), something which typically only lasts a week or so.
I had an opportunity to visit some of the parks nearby my hotel, and took some photos of the wonderful sight of many trees completely covered in white and pink cherry blossoms.

cherry blossoms

Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Japan
Samsung Galaxy S II

panorama of one of the lakes in the garden

Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Japan
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @11mm, 1/60 sec, f/8, ISO100

cherry blossoms

Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Japan
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO100

one of the lakes, with a backdrop of city buildings

Hama-rikyu Gardens, Tokyo, Japan
Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @22mm, 1/200 sec, f/7.1, ISO100