Cherry blooms are indigenous to many East Asian states including Japan, Korea, and China.Japan has a wide variety of cherry blooms: well over 200 cultivars can be found there.樱花是产于许多东亚国家包括日本,韩国,中国。日本有各种各样的樱花:在这里可以找到200个品种。 Flower viewing观赏花卉
\"Hanami\"is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, \"flower\" in this case almost always meaning cherry blooms or ume blooms.From the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan.The bloom forecast , sakurazensen, literally cherry bloom front is announced each year by the weather bureau, and is watched carefully by those planning hanami as the blooms only last a week or two.In modern-day Japan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night.Hanami at night is called yozakura .In many places such as Ueno Park temporary paper lanterns are hung for the purpose of yozakura.“花见”是日本传统习俗，欣赏美丽的花朵，“花”在这种情况下几乎总是意义或梅开花的樱花。从三月底到5月初樱花盛开，在日本。开花预测，sakurazensen，字面上的樱花前线宣布每年由气象局，并仔细观察到这些规划都是只花上一两个星期。在现代日本，赏花主要包括有一个户外派对下方的樱花在白天或黑夜。晚上都被称为yozakura。在许多地方，如上野公园临时纸灯笼挂为宗旨，yozakura。
A more ancient form of hanami also exists in Japan, which is enjoying the plum blooms instead.This kind of hanami is popular among older people, because they are more calm than the sakura parties, which usually involve younger people and can sometimes be very crowded and noisy.一个更古老的形式也都存在于日本，这是享受梅花相反。这类都是受欢迎的中老年人，因为他们更冷静的樱花，这通常涉及年轻人有时涉及年轻人有时非常拥挤和嘈杂的。
Symbolism日本人の精神の象徴
In Japan cherry blooms also symbolize clouds due to their nature of blooming en mae, besides being an enduring metaphor for the ephemeral nature of life, an aspect of Japanese cultural tradition that is often aociated with Buddhistic influence, and which is embodied in the concept of mono no aware.The aociation of the cherry bloom with mono no aware dates back to 18th-century scholar Motoori Norinaga.The transience of the blooms, the extreme beauty and quick death, has often been aociated with mortality; for this reason, cherry blooms are richly symbolic, and have been utilized often in Japanese art, manga, anime, and film, as well as at musical performances for ambient effect.There is at least one popular folk song, originally meant for the shakuhachi (bamboo flute), titled \"Sakura\", and several pop songs.The flower is also represented on all manner of consumer goods in Japan, including kimono, stationery, and dishware.日本人の精神の象徴象征
在日本，樱花也象征着云，由于其性质盛开的集体，除了是一个持久的比喻为生命的短暂性质，一方面，日本的文化传统，往往是与佛教的影响，并体现在概念的单不知道。协会的樱花与单不知道可以追溯到18世纪的学者本居宣长。短暂的樱花，极端的美和快速死亡，往往是相关的死亡率；为此，樱花是丰富的象征，并已用于经常在日本艺术，漫画，动画，电影，以及在音乐表演对周围环境的影响。至少有一个流行的民歌，原本是为了尺八（笛子），名为“樱花”，和一些流行歌曲。花也代表所有消费品的方式在日本，包括和服，文具，和餐具。
Cherry bloom is an omen of good fortune and is also an emblem of love, affection and represents spring.Cherry blooms are an enduring metaphor for the fleeting nature of life, and as such are frequently depicted in art.樱花是吉祥的征兆，也是爱的象征，爱和代表春天。樱花是一个持久的隐喻的短暂生命，因此常常描绘的艺术。
