Hanami | Aoyama delete For more than twenty years

For more than twenty years now

Objection celebrates beauty’s power to inspire through timeless stories

Studio Blackburn

Words by Michelle S

Hanami | Aoyama delete For more than twenty yearsThe title, Hanami Aoyama ????, refers to the tradition of hanami literally "flower viewing", where people gather and celebrate under cherry trees during blossom season, engaging in festive meals and bouts of drinking. Sakura (cherry blossoms), due to their relatively short lifespan, are seen to symbolise the fleeting nature of life, and often planted in cemeteries. This book is set in Aoyama Cemetery, which was a popular destination for such parties.