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| Ono Sakuradutsumi Kairo(おの桜づつみ回廊) in Hyogo Prefecture photo by 神戸観光壁紙写真集 |
In Tokyo, the cherry blossom petals are fluttering down like snowflakes. We also enjoy its sight.
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| Cherry blossoms / Sakura / 花筏(はないかだ) by TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋) /flickr |
Hanaikada(花筏) means the petals of cherry blossoms floating on the water. They are likened to rafts. Hanaikada literally means "flower raft."
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| Japan Mint Osaka Branch photo by The favorite world |
Japan Mint Osaka Branch will hold "Cherry Blossom Viewing in Osaka" from April 17th to 23rd. Its Cherry Blossom Lane with 354 cherry trees of 129 different varieties is opened to the public during this period.
(one of 100 best cherry blossoms viewing points)
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| 奥山田のしだれ桜 by aki.kajitani /flickr weeping cherry blossoms in Okuyamada |
・Location: Okuyamada, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture
・Age: about 1300
・Varieties of cherry trees: Edohigan(Cerasus spachiana forma ascendens)
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| 横浜緋桜 by naitokz /flickr Yokohama-hizakura |
A breeder who lived in Yokohama named this tree "Yokohama-hizakura".
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| Asai Ippon-zakura Photo by Yokaphoto.net |
Asai Ippon-zakura(浅井の一本桜) is fully in bloom now.
・Location: Yamamoto, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture
・Age: about 100
・Varieties of cherry trees: yamazakura(Cerasus jamasakura or Prunus serrulata)
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| Asai Ippon-zakura Photo by Yokaphoto.net |
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| Isshingyo Ozakura Photo by Yokaphoto.net |
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Isshingyo Ozakura(一心行の大桜) is fully in bloom now.
・Location: Minamiaso Village, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture
・Age: about 100
・Varieties of cherry trees: yamazakura(Cerasus jamasakura or Prunus serrulata)
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| Isshingyo Ozakura Photo by Yokaphoto.net |
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| Kurume Castle Ruins Photo by Yokaphoto.net |
The cherry blossom on Kurume Castle Ruins(久留米城跡) have fallen.
・Location: Sasayama Town, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture
・Varieties of cherry trees: Yoshino cherry, yamazakura(Cerasus jamasakura or Prunus serrulata)
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| Hime-shidarezakura at Hosho-ji Temple Photo by Yokaphoto.net |
The blossoms of Hime-shidarezakura at Hosho-ji Temple(宝珠寺) have fallen.
・Location: Kanzaki Town, Kanzaki City, Saga Prefecture
・Age: about 100
・Varieties of cherry trees: Hime-shidarezakura(a variety of weeping cherry)
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| Shimabara Castle photo by 高画質壁紙写真集無料壁紙 |
The Yoshino cherry blossoms in Shimabara Castle, Nagasaki Prefecture have fallen.
The castle has been known as a spot to view cherry blossoms since the Edo Period.
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