Hirosaki Castle - Canvas Frame:Black Wood contrasted with bold strokes of

contrasted with bold strokes of deep indigo and vibrant coral

on Weeping Cherry brings the gentle

Yoshida captures exactly that quality: not the castle as architecture

Three white iris blossoms at different stages of bloom

delicate tonal gradation

Hirosaki Castle - Canvas Frame:Black Wood contrasted with bold strokes ofby Yoshida Hiroshi The castle does not announce itself. It emerges slowly through a curtain of weeping cherry branches, pale walls and dark rooflines glimpsed between cascading blossoms: present but partially withheld, as if the season itself has chosen what to reveal. Hirosaki Castle in Aomori prefecture is one of Japan's few remaining original castle structures, and one of the country's most celebrated hanami sites. The weeping cherry trees that