a flurry of falling cherry blossoms

Cherry blossoms have begun to fall in Tokyo. Flower maturity in cherry blossom-viewing spots throughout Japan is accessible on the Internet.

久方の　光のどけき　春の日に　しづ心なく　花の散るらむ（古今集・紀友則）
"On such a tranquil sunny day, why are cherry blossoms fluttering down in such a rush?", written by Ki no Tomonori (紀友則,850–904).


confection named Hanafubuki(花吹雪:a flurry of falling cherry blossoms)

I threw the fallen petals high in the air when I took a walk with my dog under the cherry trees. while petals drifted down like confetti, she yelped with delight in her puppyhood.

She was given less than a year to live during the cherry blossom season a few years ago. While walking with my dog under the cherry trees, I came home to my bosom that we were not abele to see cherry blossoms together in the next spring.

Can I see cherry blossoms next spring? - I often hear that in Japanese classics, movies or TVdrams.


The petal floating on the water is called Hanaikada(花筏:petal raft). Because a petal of cherry blossoms floating down the river looks like a raft.

an original work of tsumami-zaiku(つまみ細工)