The day of Sakura March 27, with " Spring " Japanese calligraphy

Japanese people to feel specially cheerful when it comes to this time of the year.

However, it is a period of about one week.

Cherry blossoms will bloom on this day approximately on average.

From south to north the Japanese archipelago.

That period will continue to move for one month.

We look forward to this season.

しき島の　やまとごころを　人とはば　　朝日ににほふ　山ざくら花

本居宣長　(1730 – 1801)

Country of the Emperor　　Japanese traditional heart　　if asked　　 shining in morning sun　　wild cherry tree

Motoori Norinaga　(1730 – 1801)

　"春" (shun, or haru). It is translated as spring. 　 

This character is written by Kanzi, Seal Sript. 

Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound 

「萅」simplified form. 
semantic 艸 (grass)　+ 　日 (sun)　+　phonetic 屯 (village) 

Weather piles up in the underground. 
And the state that the trees and plants grow from there is expressed. 

　　　此心　　天つ虚にも　　花そなほ　　三世の仏に　　たてまつらなん

道元　(1200 – 1253)

This faithfulness　　Clear far-off sky　　Beautiful flowers　Past, present, future Buddha　　I want to present it.
Dōgen　　(1200 – 1253)

by 528kaoru. I show the respect for her.

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　Japanese three major giants of cherry trees.
These three of them are registered as the first natural monument of the country on October 12, 1922. 　

☆yamataka jinndai "God days" sakura 　(Age over 2000 years old) 　　
Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture 　Height of the tree 13.6m, trunk lap 10.6m. 　
A giant tree of the maximum grade oldest in Japan. 　

☆neodani awasumi "light sumi" sakura 　(Age over 1500 years old) 　　
Motosu-shi, Gifu Prefecture 　Height of the tree 17.2m, trunk lap 9.1m, the spread are East-West 24m, north and south 21m 　

☆miharu taki "Cascade" sakura 　(Age over 1000 years old) 　　
Miharu-town, Fukushima Prefecture 　Height of the tree 19m, trunk lap 9.5m, spread east and west 22m, north and south 17m

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Weeping Japanese apricot with " Beauty " Japanese calligraphy

The color and the appearance is elegant.

It's like a messenger of spring.

Blooming has begun.

Gardener spent long years in pruning. 

for its small period. 

Light scent wraps us....

During few thousand years, apricot was the flower on behalf of Japan.

Many Waka has been dedicated to it.

To the crystal of the beauty

紅に　色をば変へて　梅の花　　香ぞことごとに　匂はざりける

紀　貫之 (872 – 945)　　　　後撰和歌集

to rouge　　change the color　　apricot blossom　　　scent will come　floating around each　

Ki no Tsurayuki (872 – 945)　　Gosen Wakashū

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"美"(bi, or utsukusii)　It is translated as Beauty.

This character is written by Kanzi, Semi-cursive script.

Etymology : 　羊 (sheep) 　+ 　大 (big, great)

The sheep has the meaning of the animal of the sacrifice with it used as a gift in religious service.

This letter may have expressed the beauty of the religious service.

梅の花　匂の深く　見えつるは　　春の隣の　ちかきなりけり

三統元夏 (? – ?)　　　　拾遺和歌集

Flowering apricot　　deep scent　　I can feel　　　next to spring　　approaching itslf　　　

Santou Genka (? – ?)　　Shūi Wakashū

by With24. I show the respect for him.

梅が香を　たよりの風や　吹つらん　　春めづらしく　君がきませる

平兼盛 (? –991)　　　　　　後拾遺和歌集

scent of apricot　　such as mail　　wind is blowing　　　curiously thing　　You visited in spring

Taira no Kanemori (? –991)　　Goshūi Wakashū

Apricot is the blessed tree as the myrtle.　And it may be similar.

いとすぎは、いばらに代って生え、ミルトスの木は、おどろに代って生える。これは主の記念となり、また、とこしえのしるしとなって、絶えることはない。

旧約聖書　イザヤ書　55章13節

Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree; and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to Yahweh for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.　　

Old Testament　Isaiah　55:13

God bless you.

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