From the moment I knew that we were going to be in Korea during the cherry blossoms season, I was excited. And thus, nothing less would do than a visit to the largest cherry blossom festival in Korea.
Despite going on a weekday and in unstable weather, we had to wait two bus loads before we were headed from Busan to the port town of Jinhae. The wait was worth it though, as you can hopefully see from the gallery of images below!
On large screens, click on the images in the gallery to enlarge them and to read my commentary.
The streets of Jinhae are lined with thousands of cherry trees.
When we arrived, everything seemed prepared for a big party.
The festival in Jinhae is the largest cherry blossom festival in South Korea. There are blossoms, there is music, there is food and there are many popular spots to take pictures.
All kinds of food and drinks are sold at the festival, from grilled corn to ice cream and from chicken skewers and cocktails.
One of the more popular spots is a little stream near the train station. Trees form a most romantic canopy above the stream, and it is decorated too!
The competition for the best picture spot is unmistakeable yet always polite and quiet.
Some decorations are a little off-topic, such as a figure of Shrek or this Dutch wind mill.
Not surprisingly, the event is very popular with couples!
It is a little quieter past the section with the decorations.
All images taken with an Olympus OMD E-M10 and prime lenses. Edited from RAW format in darktable.
This article was published on perelincolors.com and is part of a series of posts about our recent trip to Korea. For real-time updates, follow us on instagram or twitter.
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lovethejouney
Absolutely gorgeous! I would love to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival one day!
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perelincolors
It is a fun event, I hope you do get a chance to go one day! There are festivals in other cities too.
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desleyjane
Wow what a beautiful festival. I love the stream decorated with hearts (of course).
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perelincolors
Of course! Who wouldn’t like that decoration??
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Casey
Love these photos, especially the one with the hearts! The colors just look amazing together with the cherry blossoms. South Korea is on my bucket list, too.
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perelincolors
Thank you! The decoration with the hearts was really cute, like many things in South Korea.
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LDG luciledegodoy
It is a fantastic gallery and what a beautiful trip.
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Cate
Hey,
Just a note to let you know that I’ve nominated you for a ‘Very Inspiring Blogger Award’.
There’s a fair bit involved and it took me a while to get round to it so I’ll understand if you don’t want to take it up … but I hope you will!
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Keep up the great blog.
Cheers,
Cate
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perelincolors
Thanks a lot! We’re just back from a short vacation, and it’s a nice surprise to read this message! I know how much work it entails to work on these awards – I did one early on and I am not sure if I can tackle another one. But I am very honoured by the recognition! To everyone reading this: check out Cate’s blog, it’s awesome!
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Cate
I understand! Hope you had a great holiday. Cate
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fazianai
Gorgeous!
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Japan Can(ada) Mix
This was neat to see! My fav pic was the one with the roast pig. 😀 I’ll explain. I adore the details in the backgrounds of photos, looking for glimpses of the everyday. The lightbulbs, the colors of the table cloths and the fact that there is a roast pig at a cherry blossom festival are all incredible. Who knew?! I had no idea Korea even had cherry blossoms until I saw your first post a while back. This series was fantastic to see the blossoms but also the other bits that make up the experience. And yes! Quite different in some ways from what I experienced in Japan!
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perelincolors
Thanks a lot! Is it more peaceful and quiet in Japan? It was pretty much like a big party in Jinhae (which I loved).
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Japan Can(ada) Mix
Ha ha! Well, in some respects there is peaceful and quiet, even contemplative enjoyment of sakura. But there are also big and sometimes drunken parties on blue tarps under the sakura trees in the afternoon and evenings, especially in popular zones. 😀
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