Sakura 2017 Timelapse | Japan's Cherry Blossoms 4K

Fortunate timing had me in Japan during peak viewing season for their world famous Sakura, AKA cherry blossoms. This collection of time lapses was shot over the course of two weeks in Nagoya, Kyoto, and Sendai as my schedule allowed.

Going into this project I was happy to have the opportunity to shoot a world renowned event, but wasn’t going to let myself buy into the hype and end up disappointed. Having finished I am only disappointed that I couldn’t have spent more time at more locations, and that the bloom is so short lived. The hype is well deserved.

The music, appropriately enough, is a japanese folk song by the title of “Sakura”. https://goo.gl/r1Ygpe

Camera:
Canon 6D

Lenses:
Rokinon 24mm F/1.4
Sigma 35mm F/1.4
Rokinon 14mm F/2.8

Motion control: Dynamic Perception Stage One4all & Stage R https://goo.gl/ewl7gn

Locations:

00:00 | Hitome Senbonzakura | https://goo.gl/MNLgxs
00:10 | Kiyomizu-Dera | https://goo.gl/wYZLy6
00:18 | Mikamine Park | https://goo.gl/4IalY3
00:29 | Heian Shrine | https://goo.gl/MpxN6a
00:41 | Hitome Senbonzakura | https://goo.gl/MNLgxs
00:49 | Hitome Senbonzakura | https://goo.gl/MNLgxs
00:59, 1:07, 1:12 | Nagoya Castle | https://goo.gl/2JU5Q2
1:20 | Mikamine Park | https://goo.gl/4IalY3
1:24, 1:29 | Okazaki Canal | https://goo.gl/eA4ZiO
1:41 | Mikamine Park | https://goo.gl/4IalY3
1:49 | Meijo Park | https://goo.gl/Bf6vIn
1:54 | Meijo Park | https://goo.gl/Bf6vIn