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National flower (de facto) Cherry blossom (Prunus serrulata) and Chrysanthemum morifolium: Cherry blossom flower Chrysanthemum morifolium flower: National bird: Green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) Green pheasant [2] National fish: Koi (Cyprinus carpio) Japanese Koi: National instrument: Koto: Japanese Koto: National stone: Jade: Jade: De ...
Nymphaea nouchali is the national flower of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The national flower of Sri Lanka is Nil mānel (නිල් මානෙල්), the blue-star water-lily (Nymphaea stellata). [33] [34] Although nil means "blue" in Sinhala, the Sinhalese name of this plant is often rendered as "water-lily" in English.
Language of flowers – cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers; Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas
Japan has significant diversity in flora. Of approximately 5,600 total vascular plant species, almost 40% are endemic. [1] This richness is due to the significant variation in latitude and altitude across the country, a diversity of climatic conditions due to monsoons, and multiple geohistorical incidences of connections with the mainland.
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])
The pink flower surrounding the taegeuk is a hibiscus syriacus, the national flower of South Korea. The formal name of the society ( Zainihon Daikanminkoku Mindan ) is written in kanji in white, and the abbreviation ( Mindan ) is written in hangul in yellow.
Name: the name as registered in the Database of National Cultural Properties [5] Author: the name of the artist and—if applicable—name of the person who added an inscription; Remarks: detailed location, provenance, general remarks; Date: period and year; The column entries sort by year. If only a period is known, they sort by the start year ...
The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897, [1] [2] although the definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term. The crafts items in the list adhere to the current definition and have been designated National Treasures according to the Law for the Protection of ...