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Japanese really have special thoughts
about cherry blossoms. Probably this is one of
hard to explain why. I am not sure for example
if Dutch people have the same about tulip or not.
Cherryblossom flowers usually get in bloom and
gone real quick only once a year. We feel something
"miserable"(not sure this is the proper
word or not - maybe not ) there when we see flowers
gone. And this is one of our cultural background
- "miserable" in things. So if you study
anything related on Japan, perhaps you had better
try to learn some of our cultural background like
this. Probably it helps you to understand our
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Shidare-zakura in Teirinji
temple close to our place. Shidare means branches
hang down like willow trees. Shidare-zakura is
more elegant than normal ones especially when
some wind blow.
Cherryblossoms get in bloom at around late March
or early April in some regions at west part of
Japan but it does approximately 1 month later
in this area - at around late April or early
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| Completely back
light, unable to see shower of cherry
blossoms. |
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| When people say
cherry blossoms, most people imagine
Hanami - watching cherry blossom flowers
and drink alcohol below them. But
I don't drink much so I imagine cherry
blossom rice cake! |
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| There was a kobushi
tree close by. Kobushi flower seems
one of indicators how it will go for
farmers to harvest things they grow.
When kobushi flowers are in bloom
heading to the sky, they can expect
they will harvest good, but when kobushi
flowers are in bloom sideways, they
can't expect anything good. All bases
on their experience. |
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| Found some adonis
and muscali were in bloom together.
Flowers bloom in January - March in
some warm places are usually in bloom
in April or later in this snowy land.
Daffodils are often found along a
footpath between rice paddies. |
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