Most people enjoy flower viewing to some extent. A stroll through a park in spring is a great opportunity to see the end of winter represented by colorful first blooms. In Japan, flower viewing is an annual special occasion, complete with traditional rituals and celebrations. Known as hanami, this is the time of year when the cherry trees flower. What is Hanami? In Japanese, hanami translates to “flower” and “to look,” in other words flower viewing. It is an annual tradition dating back more than 1,000 years. Hanami is the time when people in Japan celebrate the beautiful but short-lived blossoms of the country’s many cherry trees. The history of hanami goes back at least to the Nara period, between approximately A.D. 710 and 794. During that time, people celebrated the spring blooming of a tree called “ume.” It was a long celebration, as these flowers lasted for nearly two […]
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