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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]
The cherry blossom front between Kyushu and Kanto, 2007. The cherry blossom front (桜前線, sakura zensen) is the advance of the cherry blossoms across Japan.The Japan Meteorological Agency records the opening and full bloom of the blossoms from Kyūshū in late March to Hokkaidō in the middle of May.
The Japanese word sakura (桜 or 櫻; さくら or サクラ) can mean either the tree or its flowers (see 桜). [7] The cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan, and is central to the custom of hanami. [8] Sakura trees are often called Japanese cherry in English. [9] (This is also a common name for Prunus serrulata. [10])
Crowds gathered Friday to enjoy Japan's famed cherry blossoms in Tokyo, where cold weather has delayed their bloom. Cherry blossoms, known as “sakura” in Japanese, are the nation's favorite ...
Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville's cherry tree collection might be the youngest on this list, but it doesn't fail to impress! In 2008, the Japanese South-Central Consulate moved from New Orleans to ...
This park is renowned for its cherry blossoms, boasting over two thousand cherry blossoms in fifty varieties. Many of those bloom in late March or April when an annual Cherry Blossom Festival is held. In 1990 Shimizu Park was selected by the Japan Sakura Association as one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots. [1]
Following an unusually mild end of winter and beginning of spring, cherry blossoms are in full bloom across southern Japan. The early peak bloom date in some areas is unprecedented -- and that's ...
Mount Yoshino (吉野山, Yoshino-yama) is the general name for the mountain ridge that stretches from the south bank of the Yoshino River in the town of Yoshino central Nara Prefecture, Japan, to the Ōmine Mountains, stretching for about eight kilometers from north-to-south, or the broader name of the area dotted with shrines and temples, centered around Kinpusen-ji Temple.