Nhk Feature On Buenos Aires

[Hybrid Ambassador]

Last night saw one of NHK's feature presenting parts of the world. This time was Argentina in Buenos Aires. The "jacaranda" trees blossoming with its splendous purple flowers. Its people lives and history
of an aspiring to go big time Tango dancer's life. It took places starting in Montserrat hood of Bs As.

Looked for youtube but zilt, have to lodge a complain to NHK as to why no put it on youtube..
But here are some pics of the filming. BTW, diddn't know that the Portenyos calls "Hanami" same as
in Japan as "flower gazing"..

http://www4.nhk.or.jp/sekatoki/x/2015-02-22/10/8603/

On Wednesday, November 21, at 18 in the corridor of jacarandas, Sarmiento Avenue and Avenida Colombia, the artist Cristina Coroleu make a new celebration of Native Hanami, under Samohú Project.
Hanami is a Japanese word that means looking at the flowers, hana (flower) miru (look, observe).
From the Edo period (1600), in which the aristocracy gathered in Ueno Park gardens in a ritual elegant and refined, until today, is that all of Japan enjoys the hanamis parties, that is to sit under the trees of cherry blossoms to talk, drink and eat, while the flakes fall pale pink flowers.
This conclusion holds for the Eastern deeper reflection and poetic, ephemeral beauty, escaping like petals in the air and we should celebrate every day of our lives with joy and gratitude.“Inspired by this beautiful Japanese tradition, is that beginning in 2008 with the idea of honoring our wonderful native trees in the City of Buenos Aires, honor them in the fullness of its bloom and thus enable us make the experience of seeing the nature of our city. More and more people that we met in these celebrations porteñas known as Hanami native. “Says Coroleu.

http://www.acercandonaciones.com/en/eventos/celebracion-del-hanami-nativo-por-la-artista-plastica-cristina-coroleu-en-el-corredor-de-jacarandaes.html

 

[Hybrid Ambassador]

Also it showed the very famous Argetinean Guitar maker, Francisco Gomez.

http://www.estradagomez.com.ar/

 

[Matt84]

(very old mature) Trees are probably one of the features of Buenos Aires I enjoy the most, and indeed Jacarandas and Lapachos are a feast to the eyes.
I understand in Japanese culture it defeats the point to pick a flower from a Cherry, as it is supposed to fall down naturally?

this is (an incomplete) map of the fruit trees of Buenos Aires, they were apparently planted by immigrants before the City decided fruit trees were a nuisance for pedestrians (sic), so most if not all of them are old enough to bear good fruit, and not just oranges.
http://arbolesciudad.com.ar/

apologies if I took that site from this forum, I can't recall

 

[Hybrid Ambassador]

(very old mature) Trees are probably one of the features of Buenos Aires I enjoy the most, and indeed Jacarandas and Lapachos are a feast to the eyes.
I understand in Japanese culture it defeats the point to pick a flower from a Cherry, as it is supposed to fall down naturally?

this is (an incomplete) map of the fruit trees of Buenos Aires, they were apparently planted by immigrants before the City decided fruit trees were a nuisance for pedestrians (sic), so most if not all of them are old enough to bear good fruit, and not just oranges.
http://arbolesciudad.com.ar/

apologies if I took that site from this forum, I can't recall

We do the "Hanami" all over Japan. When the cherry flowers blossoms, that is when all the picnics starts, we gaze at the blossom, every one spreads their brought foods and wines under the trees in rejoycing the arrival of spring. It was also presented that an inmmigrant
french architect named "Thays" saw those flowers in the northern part of Argentina then he did start the planting of the Jacaranda trees
there in Bs As in the 1900..