Pink glory
It`s cherry blossom season in Japan. This beautiful flower is called “Sakura”.
The blossoms only last for a week or two, usually from March to April; Sakura cherry-blossoms have come to symbolize the transience of life because their life is so short. The Japanese school year begins in April, the sakura are also seen as a sign of beginning, signaling a new stage in life. This bloom has been compared to a woman’s beauty, blossoming for a short period before withering into old age.
When the Sakura start to appear, all of Japan goes crazy for these flowers. Hanami (picnics under the cherry blossom trees) is held in the parks, by rivers or on mountains. Salary men loosen their neckties and knock back sake while the blossoms fall gently to the ground. Television news carry nightly reports of the cherry blossom “front” and show whereabouts in Japan the Sakura has started to bloom.
This photo was taken in Shinjuku Gyoen.
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Mayina
Delicate and beautiful
thickblackoutline
wow! this is so beautiful, i don’t think i’ve ever seen a photo of blossoms like this so close and so full. I need to get over there for it!
Melanie McQuoid replied
It`s so pretty here now! By the way love your flowers work you added yesterday!
Ariane
How heartwarming – a country influenced by the beautiful cherry blossom – I must visit one day too and experience this wonder – thanks as always for your beautiful pics
Aimerz
brings back childhood memories with my grandpa
Colin Hollywood
Stunning
AtaAlishahi
very pretty :)
Nixter
so pretty..
wdavies285
awesome shot, the colours are perfect
ferndesign
love the blossoms well done
Kaylene B
beautiful. lovely color.
paulevelin
great DOF
such a happy beautiful image
Harlequitmix
great photo! Looks like your having a better time with the sakura than we are in Okayama (keeps raining here!!) Sunshine prefecture indeed!
KLiu
beautiful! I enjoyed the background information too.
conilouz
Fantastic capture. Wonderful colors and details!
Susan Moss
Just a beautiful capture
Christopher Jo...
Pink is my favorite colour. this is one beautiful pink photograph.
Francesca Coppola
Oh wow, this is gorgeous. I reall want to be there when they bloom, that would be amazing. Going hanami sounds like my kind of thing too =]
Mui-Ling Teh
Love the colours!