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Cosplay & Cherry Blossoms (a set of pictures from the 30th annual Sakura Masturi festival @ Brooklyn Botanic Garden)

photos by Chris La Putt

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

“Hello Spring. Hello, all you gorgeous pink blossoms. And hello, crowds.

I’ll admit, I can’t remember if we ever went to the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden before (that’s what happens when you get old, you know. You start forgetting stuff). I also think this to be true because I would think that I’d remember all the Cosplay dress up action, you know? Can someone tell me when this all started? I don’t really get the connection between the two, other than the festival being a celebration of Japanese culture, so hey, let’s dress up as anime and manga characters and walk around the gardens yielding larger than life cardboard samurai swords. Whatevs. It was cool.” [sweetfineday]

A set of pictures from some of Saturday’s action (the festival also happened on Sunday) are in this post. They continue below…

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Sakura Masturi - Cherry Blossom Festival 2011 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden