Cherry blossom information

Spring has come and the cherry blossom season is almost here.
Here is some information about good places for enjoying cherry blossoms.

This is a website for cherry blossom viewing in Tsukuba written in English but with no pictures.
http://blog.alientimes.org/2009/03/where-to-see-the-cherry-blossoms-in-tsukuba/

This is also a website for cherry blossoms, with a lot of pictures but in Japanese.
http://www.tsukubapress.com/sakura.html

This is a website for cherry blossom viewing in Tsuchiura with a lot of pictures written in English.
http://www.city.tsuchiura.lg.jp/index.php?code=2899

In my opinion this weekend the cherry blossoms will open to about 10-30%. Next weekend would be almost 100%, so in full bloom.

In any case, living in Tsukuba you can see beautiful cherry blossoms everywhere.