SAKURA IN JAPAN

Sakura is an important icon of Japanese nationals who are also often identified beauty and beauty so that the word sakura used as the name for a girl's name that symbolizes beauty, and beauty. In addition, the motif cherry blossoms can also be found in a wide-range of goods such as clothing (kimono), stationery and housewares.
Sakura Flower Types
Ancient sakura grows naturally in the mountains and parks. Type was not so much, but now because of the high science already have 300 kinds of cherry blossoms. All kinds of cherry blossoms was a result of cross-many types of cherry blossoms that grow dipelbagai regions in Japan. However, among the 300 kinds of cherry blossoms that ShomeiYoshino was the most famous. Shomei Yoshino cherry blossoms are produced from crossing the cherry blossoms are done in the Edo period. Berona clean white color pale pink, especially near the stem. Yoshino cherry blossoms shomei this type takes one week from start bud until the autumn, but can also more quickly if the weather is not good as heavy rain and strong winds. Sakura bloom and begin to scale off-white look from top to bottom tree.

Flowers blooming Sakura
Day blooming cherry blossoms vary in each region because of the Japanese country that extends so that there is a difference of 20 ° between the north and south side that caused Japan's climate is also different, ie more to the north when the cherry blossoms bloom more slowly. Cherry blossoms bloom the first time in Okinawa, namely in mid-January. In Kyushu the cherry blossoms bloom in late March, while the cherry blossoms bloom in Tokyo in early April. In Hokkaido cherry blossoms bloom in May. This flowering of cherry blossoms signify the coming haru (spring) and coincide with the new school year and the acceptance of new employees.
At almost the cherry blossoms bloom, on tv there is news about the estimates when the cherry blossoms bud and bloom (mankai). Day blooming cherry blossoms are very eagerly awaited by the Japanese. Usually, the cherry blossoms blooming on the day the people gather and feast under the cherry tree to drink sake or beer, sing or talk while enjoying the beauty of cherry blossoms. This event is called ohanami. Cherry blossoms are not only unsightly, but also delicious tea drunk in the form of cherry blossoms, better known as sakuracha. Sakura flower tea is generally drunk on special occasions such as weddings. Besides used as tea, cherry blossoms can also be used to coat mochi when sakura mochi cake. Need a special technique to make this as sakura mochi cherry blossom petals are small. Although at this time almost all places (schools, parks, temples) cherry blossom trees, but not all places would make a great place to view cherry blossoms.