Sakura Images (22 images)
In Japan the transience of cherry blossoms, their beauty and quick death, has often been associated with mortality; for this reason sakura are richly symbolic and are often used in Japanese art, manga, anime, and films. "Hanami" is the centuries-old practice of picnicking under a blooming sakura or ume tree. The custom is said to have started during the Nara Period when it was plum blossoms that people admired in the beginning. Later sakura came to attract more attention and...
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine Sakura
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine Sakura
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Mount Fuji and Sakura
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Koishikawa Korakuen Sakura
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine Sakura
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Shinobazu Pond Sakura
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Koishikawa Korakuen Sakura
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Koishikawa Korakuen Sakura
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Mount Fuji and Sakura
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Sankeien Garden, Yokohama
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Komyoji Temple Sakura
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Wakamiyaoji Street Sakura
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Yanaka Rickshaw
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Goryokaku Rowboat and Sakura
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Rikugien Garden, Tokyo
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Young Japanese Couple Hanami
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Hanami with Elderly Japanese Couple
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Woman in Kimono at Sankeien Garden, Yokohama
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Ueno Park Sakura
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Cherry Blossoms and Banners
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine Sakura
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Wakamiyaoji Street Sakura