Cherry blossom in 2016
Sunday, April 3, 2016
From the end of March till early April, cherry trees in Japan burst into bloom. It is said that due to warm winter in this season, we can enjoy cherry blossom longer than the usual. Cherry blossom is the iconic flower of Japan. People love its elegant look consisted with subtle pink of five petals, those look like pink haze or cloud.
Among many varieties of cherry flowers, Somei-Yoshino is the most famous and commonly observed all over in Japan. Somei-yoshino blooms for a particularly short period and fall as soon as it opened. Not only its whitish elegant look, but also its fragile life dovetails Japanese aesthetic sensibility. Since ancient era, Japanese reflects their short and mortal lives to cherry blossoms’ fragile life.
This year, cherry blossom season has come again. Not only Japanese but also many foreign tourists seem enjoy cherry blossom that colors pink all over in Japan. by A.C
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| Cherry blossom along each side of Meguro river |