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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