Toulouse.Despite the snowflakes, the cherry blossoms claiming in the Japanese Garden
This weekend, April 2 and 3, the Pierre Baudis Japanese Garden opens its doors and offers free visits to admire the cherry blossoms, on the occasion of the Japanese Hanami festival, despite the drop in temperatures.
“With the sun the cherry trees stand out less to the eye”, guarantees Frédéric Bordis, motivated organizer despite the cold, of the Hanami party in the Japanese garden of Toulouse. This festival, one of the most important in Japan, symbolizes the rebirth of man in spring.
Activities accessible to the general public all weekend long
Guided tours are organized on Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to tell the story of the garden and this festival. A reception will be organized on Saturday morning in the presence of Jean-Luc Moudenc, honorary president of the association Les Jardins d’Eden, and the Japanese consul in Marseille, Yukuo Marata. After two years of absence because of the covid, Frédéric is looking forward to the curious. Despite the gloomy weather, the president of the Gardens of Eden relativizes: “with this weather the colors are more beautiful, the cherry trees are magnificent in the rain”. Even with freezing temperatures, the trees are not fragile once the flowers have opened. For the 20th edition of this festival, he expects a hundred people per visit. A large audience of all ages that Frédéric will welcome as it should be: “come as you are”, he says with a laugh. The Pierre Baudis Japanese Garden is the ideal place for this celebration. Created forty years ago, it belongs to the restricted circle of remarkable gardens in Europe, with its replica of the Kyoto tea house. An ideal place for a highly symbolic party, which promises to be back every year.