cherry blossoms

sakura flowers

Sakura along with chrysanthemums, is a Japanese national flower that blooms in spring, around early April to late April. Japanese, Sakura is an important symbol which is often associated with women, life, and death. Often also used as a symbol to express the bond between people, courage, sadness, and joy. This flower is also a metaphor for characteristics that are not eternal life.
What is special of Sakura flowers are blooming time. These flowers only grow for 1 to 2 weeks for a year. Sakura flowers usually bloom early in spring, but this flower bloom time varies.
Based appetitejourney site, mentioned that in the Kanto region including Tokyo, Chiba and surrounding areas, Sakura flower bloom in late March to early April.
While in the area Kyushuu (southern Japan) Sakura flower bloom around mid-March. While in Hokkaido (northern Japan), a new community can enjoy the beauty of this flower in April end until early May. Sakura flowers vary depending on the species. There are white with a little color is a national park pink, yellow, pink, light green or red light. One of the park which serves lovely cherry blossoms are Kouen Ueno.
Sakura can be seen everywhere in Japan, shown in a wide range of consumer goods, including kimono, stationery, and kitchen appliances. For the Japanese, the cherry is an important symbol, which is often associated with women, life, death, and also a symbol to express the bond between people, courage, sadness, and joy. Sakura is also a metaphor for characteristics that are not life kekal.Pohon sakura is one of the trees belonging to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus is similar to the plum tree, peach, or apricot, but in general, classified in subgenus sakura sakura. The origin of the word "sakura" is the word "pocket" (Japanese for "flower") plus the suffix which indicate the plural "ra". In English, called the cherry blossoms cherry blossoms.
Flower color depends on the species, there is a white with a bit of pink, yellow, pink, light green or red light.