Saturday, March 29, 2008

Japan's cherry blossom (sakura)

For those of you who are crazy about flowers..

As many of you know, Japan is world popular for its flowery
collections and craze for flowers. Sakura flower blooms during the
spring season(which started about 10-15 days back..) it usually
lasts for a short-time.. and I will try posting photos.. as soon as
I can capture them on my camera.

This year sakura blossoms started on March 22nd, Best time to view
in tokyo is March 27 to April 5th 2008.

there are some beautiful photos in this site.. enjoy viewing.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_where.html

Exact Description=
"The cherry blossom (sakura) is Japan's unofficial national flower.
It has been celebrated for many centuries and takes a very prominent
position in Japanese culture.

There are many dozens of different cherry tree varieties in Japan,
most of which bloom for just a couple of days in spring. The
Japanese celebrate that time of the year with hanami (cherry blossom
viewing) parties under the blooming trees

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