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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).
Hana wa sakuragi, hito wa bushi (Japanese: 花は桜木人は武士, literally "the [best] blossom is the cherry blossom; the [best] man is the warrior") is a Japanese proverb that originated in the medieval period. [1] It is also rendered as "among blossoms the cherry blossom, among men, the warrior" or likewise.
Flower Meaning Abatina [1]: Fickleness [2]: Acacia: general: Friendship; [3] [4] chaste love [2] pink: Elegance [2]: yellow: Secret Love [5] [6] [2]: rose or white ...
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 ...
In 2003, Ōta Jun'ya composed "Sakura, Sakura ~ Japanize Dream" as part of the credits theme for the video game Perfect Cherry Blossom. [14] Dream of the Cherry Blossoms by Keiko Abe, a virtuoso percussionist, is a five-minute piece for marimba that is based on "Sakura Sakura" that has become popular in the marimba repertoire. [citation needed]
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]
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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).