In Japan, sakura is a very significant symbol; it embodies all the finest that can be found in this world. Cherry blossoms in Japanese culture are a manifestation of pure beauty. Delicate oriental cherry blossoms are associated with love, the ...
It doesn't matter what kind of clothes you wear, it can be leather or spikes, what kind of hairstyle you have – medium skin fade or long hair, how you talk or behave in society, in your heart you can ...
Drum kit as a full-fledged formed musical instrument appeared about a hundred years ago. It began to set the rhythm in all directions of jazz, rock, disco and pop music from that time. Many performers of electronic music or hip-hop, ...
Now Japan has become a magnet for millions of tourists from all over the world. And all because the land of the rising sun is again buried in a double cloud of inflorescences of all conceivable shades of white and ...
The Japanese tradition of admiring the cherry blossom has its own name — Hanami. It means picnics under the blossoming trees. And in particularly popular parks, the Japanese take places in advance — from early in the morning they leave ...
For Japanese farmers, cherry blossom means the beginning of a new agricultural cycle. It determines the rice crop in the new year. Abundant flowering is a sign of a good rice harvest. Japanese cherry blossoms are not only of a ...
The process of Sakura flowering lasts only seven days. In Japan, there is a special name for the time when all the petals are discarded, and the leaves are about to bloom — hazakura. The main event (Hanami) connected with ...
Some cherry trees have already become the symbols of Japan. The most famous Sakura grows in the city of Hokuto (Yamanashi province). The tree “Sakura of the age of the gods” is about 2000 years old and it has received ...
Sakura’s petals and leaves are eatable. They are placed in salt, producing the so-called sakurazuka, whose aroma differs from the original flavor of the flower. This product is used for making sandwiches or a traditional Japanese delicacy — mochi. It ...
Somei Yoshino is regarded as the most popular variety of Sakura in Japan. In total, there are about 600 varieties of this beautiful plant in the country. Sakura blooms gradually across the country and only about ten days. The flowering ...