Cherry blossoms and unique Japanese Hanami festival

The cherry blossoms blooming at Mount Fuji are always the most beautiful.

Along with Mount Fuji, cherry blossoms have become a symbol of Japan. A cherry blossom is likened to the life of a Samurai.

Every spring, when the weather becomes warm, the whole of Japan is filled with the pink color and gentle scent of the sakura flower. Japanese spring usually starts in March and lasts until May. Usually, around the end of March and April, cherry blossoms bloom. This is the most ideal time to fully admire the beauty of cherry blossoms.

Because Japan stretches from North to South, the flowering time in different regions is different, so you can freely admire this beautiful flower. Cherry blossoms bloom earliest in Okinawa in early January and last until May in Hokkaido. The time when cherry blossoms bloom most brilliantly everywhere in Japan is usually around the end of March and early April.

The romantic scene is filled with pink cherry blossoms.

In the warm spring weather, Japanese people often choose locations with lots of cherry blossoms such as parks or along riversides to organize picnics, admire flowers, chat and sing all day and night, creating a vibrant and interesting atmosphere. They enjoy traditional dishes such as sushi, bento boxes, drinking sake...

At this time, in Japan, the Hanami festival takes place - Japan's most famous traditional flower viewing festival every spring. This is a major festival, with a history spanning thousands of years and is considered a national holiday for the Japanese. In Japanese, “hana” means flower and “mi” means view. In modern Japan, Hanami mainly holds an outdoor party beneath the cherry blossoms.

Because the flowering time in different regions of Japan is different, the time of the Hanami festival is also different.