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Cherry tree in bloom in Yachounomori Garden, Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan, April 2009 The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in Prunus subgenus Cerasus. Sakura usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of Prunus serrulata, not trees grown for their fruit [1]: 14–18 [2] (although these also have blossoms).
Hanami picnics in front of Himeji Castle, 2005 Osaka Castle. Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; flowers (花, hana) in this case almost always refer to those of the cherry (桜, sakura) or, less frequently, plum (梅, ume) trees. [1]
Cherry blossom: Kind, gentle, transience of life Cherry blossom: 黄菊: Kigiku: Chrysanthemum (yellow) Imperial Yellow chrysanthemum: 白菊: Shiragiku: Chrysanthemum (white) Truth Chrysanthemums (四つ葉の) クローバー (Yotsuba no) kurōbā: Four-leaf clover: Lucky Four-leaf clover: 水仙: Suisen: Daffodil: Respect Daffodil ...
Cherry blossoms mean big business for Japan: each year, an estimated 63 million local and international tourists travel to and across the country to witness this candyfloss spectacle, spending $2 ...
Konohanasakuya-hime is the goddess of Mount Fuji and all volcanoes in Japanese mythology; she is also the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life. [1] [2] She is often considered an avatar of Japanese life, especially since her symbol is the sakura (cherry blossom).
The cherry blossom and Chrysanthemum morifolium are usually considered the national flowers of Japan. Japan's national government has never formally named a national flower, as with other symbols such as the green pheasant , which was named as national bird by a non-government body in 1947.
In the present day, ornamental cherry blossom trees are distributed and cultivated worldwide. [1] While flowering cherry trees were historically present in Europe, North America, and China, [2] the practice of cultivating ornamental cherry trees was centered in Japan, [3] and many of the cultivars planted worldwide, such as that of Prunus × yedoensis, [4] [5] have been developed from Japanese ...
折り紙, artistic paper folding. (British English IPA : [ɒrɪgɑːmiː]) otaku オタク or おたく or ヲタク, a geeky enthusiast, especially of anime and manga. sakura (桜 or 櫻; さくら or サクラ) is the Japanese term for the Cherry Blossom and can either mean the tree or its flowers (see 桜). senryu