Today, I miss the cherry blossom (sakura from hence forth). In Japan, the act of viewing the Sakura is called Hanami and is a national past time. People have picnics with their families and they sakura front (where the trees are blooming) is announced on the weather stations.
The sakura is a symbol of mortality, of the transience of life, the falling blossoms were made into the symbol of youthful sacrifice during WWII. But to me, they are a reminder of hope, and beauty. In the film "The Last Samurai" they make a reference to trying to find a perfect sakura and how by doing so you would be able to die happy, however in the end of the movie it is revealed that all of the sakura are perfect and that is the secret that has eluded the man for so long.
I miss sakura.
ohhh, so that song i learned in elementary school is about cherry blossoms!
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