Some miraculous photos that show the beauty of hanami — the Japanese cherry blossom festival

Watching and admiring cherry blossoms is an ancient and extraordinarily beautiful tradition. Despite the fact that cherry trees are also planted in many cities around the world, tourists from all over the world come to Japan every year to see the traditional holiday with their own eyes and feel this unique atmosphere. It is impossible to recreate what the Japanese have been working on for hundreds of years. You will only get poor copies. The unique Japanese culture, worldview and sense of beauty gave the world an original holiday of hanami.

In Japan, there is a tradition of admiring flowers — hanami. This includes not only sakura (cherry tree), but also other plants: Japanese plum, lilies of the valley, tulips and even sunflowers.

The tradition of khanami appeared in the 3rd century. It is believed that it was founded by the Emperor, who was very fond of picnics under flowering trees.

For 1200 years, the Japanese have been recording the dates of the cherry blossoms. These records give an idea of how the climate on our planet has changed.

The flowering period in different regions is very short and takes an average of 7-10 days. But since in Japan there is a rather large difference in climate between the northern and southern parts of the country, the total flowering period can stretch for 3 months.

Sakura is one of the national symbols of Japan. Her image is very often used in Japanese traditional art, as well as in popular modern culture.

The Japanese associate the transience of cherry blossoms with the impermanence of human life.
They try to put aside all their business and go to the nearest park. A small picnic with friends and family is the most popular activity during hanami.

Now sakura is planted in many cities of the world. You can admire its flowering in Uzhgorod, Amsterdam and Chicago. But anyway, it’s better to visit Japan one day.