As I've already mentioned, the weather during the Sakura blooming in 2010 was cooler than usual. Actually, as I headed out to Arashiyama where I took this photo it was close to zero. In fact in Arashiyama when I had to take my gloves off with in a minute my hands were not only cold, but they were in pain. I'm sure not too many people enjoyed evening parties under Sakura in 2010, day time was OK though. However I put my self through the pain of going to Arashiyama before sunrise so I could capture that elusive Golden Light on the the pristine Sakuras by the river.
Although the morning was cold the April Sun quickly rose the temperature to a comfortable level(about 15C). After the finishing off the film, I spent the rest of the morning chatting with other day trippers and tourists in English, Japanese and Indonesian.