The spring pieces with " SAKURA " Japanese calligraphy

 

The beating of the stout Nature.

Even if I lose my way,

The sacredness leads me here.

The pretty pulse.

Feathers fleeting dance.

Your smile will light up the world.

You are our symbol.
Courtesy, Modesty, Compassion...

So far and from now on.


　　　あひおひの　　松も桜も　　八千代へ　　君がみゆきの　　けふをはじめに
淀殿　(1569 – 1615)

Surely everlasting existence　　Black pine and cherry tree
When you came　　From today
Yodo-dono　　(1569 – 1615)

" 桜 " (ō, or sakura). It is translated as cherry blossom, cherry tree.

This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound

semantic 木 (tree)　　+　　phonetic 嬰 (baby, infant)

The cherry tree which flowered every year for several thousand years.

They let us feel charmingly naive such as infant.

SAKURA expresses Japanese view of life and death.

It is our life and heart itself.

Cherry trees...

Please protect mother earth and us forever.

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)

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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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