Some of the most beautiful flowers you will ever find
anywhere.
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White sakura in the sun.
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Each sakura tree seems to have a slightly different look to
the flowers and shade from the purest white to deepest pinks.
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The practice of hanami is many centuries old and I understand
why, starting around the Nara Period (710) in Japan.
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Sakura blooming was used to know when to start
rice-planting. The people made offerings
with sake to the kami “god” inside the trees.
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At first only the elite of the Imperial Court were allowed to
enjoy hanami, but soon spread to samurai society, then to the common people as
well.
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