Literally, hanami means looking at flowers. But if you ask someone if they've gone to any hanami lately, they probably aren't just talking about gazing at blossoms. What's being referred to here is a party. It starts early, when someone takes their tarp and stakes out a nice place under a sakura tree. People beginning gathering around noon, or two, or five, and the all day party begins. Bentos abound, the sake and beer flow freely, and no one pays much attention to the flowers.
Because hanami season is also the beginning of the school year, and hence club recruiting season, most clubs invite prospective members to hanami to meet the members. It's a more relaxed was of joining the group. My friend was looking into a few clubs - he went to five hanami. My frisbee team has their's today, which is where I'll be heading in an hour or so. Unfortunately, I can't party til the sun goes down today. I have to go watch Asashoryu beat some more of his sumo friends in a special match down in Osaka.
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