| Hi everyone! Risa here. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Look! Spring is here. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | In spring, we like to do 花見 (hanami). | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Do you know what hanami is? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Hanami literally means "flower viewing". | 
                                                                
                                                                            | But in Japan, it almost always means having a picnic under the cherry blossom trees. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | It's also known as "cherry blossom viewing party". | 
                                                                
                                                                            | People have a picnic under cherry blossoms, eat food, drink, listen to music, and enjoy their time with their friends. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ドーナツ (dōnatsu) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Cheers! | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 優しい味がします。 (Yasashii aji ga shimasu.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 「やさしいダイズ」だから。 (”Yasashii daizu” dakara.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 大豆 (daizu) "soybean" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | You can usually see cherry blossoms at the end of March till the beginning of April. It may be different depending on the year and where you are in Japan. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | There are many hanami spots in Tokyo, including Shinjuku gyoen, Yoyogi park, Ueno park, etc. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | We're now here at Chidorigafuchi, it's one of the most popular places in Tokyo to see cherry blossoms. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 桜 (sakura) is "cherry blossom" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 満開 (mankai) is "full bloom" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 桜が満開です。 (Sakura ga mankai desu.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 夜桜がピンクにライトアップされてます。 (Yozakura ga pinku ni raitoappu saretemasu.) | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 桜 (sakura) "cherry blossom" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 満開 (mankai) "full bloom" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 花見 (hanami) "cherry blossom viewing" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 春 (haru) "spring" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ピンク/桃色 (pinku/momoiro) "pink" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 公園 (kōen) "park" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | ピクニック (pikunikku) "picnic" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 夜桜 (yozakura) "night time cherry blossom viewing" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 花 (hana) "flower" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | 花見客 (hanamikyaku) "cherry blossom viewer" | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Thank you for watching, 皆さん (mina-san). | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Have you had any experience of hanami? | 
                                                                
                                                                            | If you have, please let us know in the comments. | 
                                                                
                                                                            | Bye-bye! See you! | 
                                                        
                     
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