Posted March 27, 2014 by Jonelle Patrick Fashion Inferno

Cherry Blossom Party Costumes I Would Regret

Bad hair day on the biggest cherry blossom party of the year? Put this sakura-themed bag over your head and untag yourself for the day! — Having a bad hair day? Put this sakura-themed bag over your head and untag yourself from the cherry blossom festivities!

The cherry trees are readying their onslaught, and it’s almost time for the annual beer-fuelled frolicking to commence. What better way to say, “I am a wild and crazy guy” than to don one of these festive pinker-than-thou costumes?

Faster than a chugging bullet! Able to leap long restroom lines with a single bound! Sakura Ranger to the rescue! — Faster than a chugging bullet! Able to leap long restroom lines with a single bound! Sakura Ranger!

Makes this Sakura Tuxedo look almost tasteful, doesn't it? — Makes this Sakura Tuxedo look almost tasteful, doesn’t it?

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Instead of donning pink spandex, Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Tokyo

“A genuinely gripping crime thriller which wrong-foots and perplexes the reader throughout, drawing us in emotionally . . . Highly recommended.” –Raven Crime Reads

For nine years, Tokyo Detective Kenji Nakamura thought his mother’s death was an accident. Then he gets a call, and his life begins to unravel. Because if it wasn’t an accident…what was it? *Read more*

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Writing mystery books set in Tokyo is mostly what I do, but I also blog about the odd stuff I see every day in Japan. I'm a graduate of Stanford University and the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, and a member of the International Thriller Writers, the Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters In Crime. When I'm not in Tokyo, I live in San Francisco. I also host a travel site called The Tokyo Guide I Wish I'd Had, so if you're headed to Japan and want to check out the places I take my friends when they're in town, take a look!