Sakura blossom in Japan: spring is coming, spring is coming
Sakura blossom in Japan: spring is coming, spring is coming

Video: Sakura blossom in Japan: spring is coming, spring is coming

Video: Sakura blossom in Japan: spring is coming, spring is coming
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Sakura blossom, Japan
Sakura blossom, Japan

If in Russia spring comes with the appearance of snowdrops, then in Japan a sign of the onset of warmth is cherry blossom. In early April, the trees are covered with beautiful pink flowers, as if to say to spring: it's time. The most colorful photos of cherry blossoms in 2014 are presented in our review.

Sakura
Sakura
Sakura blossom in Japan
Sakura blossom in Japan
Sakura over the lake
Sakura over the lake

The flowering period usually takes 2 weeks. The first cherry blossoms to bloom on the island of Okinawa (the warmest in Japan). The second trees are covered with flowers in Tokyo. And only at the beginning of May sakura blooms on the island of Hokkaido. During this period, a lot of tourists from all over the world come to Japan. There is even a special cherry blossom association that compiles a list of places where cherry blossoms are most abundant every year.

Sakura blossom
Sakura blossom
Cherry blossoms
Cherry blossoms
Sakura, Japan
Sakura, Japan

By the way, before the annual trip to Japan, most photographers gather at the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village, Taiwan, where the annual Cherry Blossom Festival takes place at the end of February.

Bird on sakura
Bird on sakura
Sakura, flowering
Sakura, flowering
Sakura blossom in Japan: spring is coming, spring is on the way
Sakura blossom in Japan: spring is coming, spring is on the way

As for the artists, they are very fond of depicting sakura on canvases, emphasizing the transience of time and the flowering of the tree. One of our past reviews showcased Ran Hwang's art: a cherry blossom made from pins, beads and buttons.

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