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Cherry Blossom Festival and Iyeyasu Samurai Parade in Okazaki

Cherry Blossom Festival and Iyeyasu Samurai Parade in Okazaki
The cherry blossoms (sakura in Japanese) bloom in spring in Japan, and every prefecture has their own festival (omatsuri in Japanese) to celebrate this special time. It is so special because the cherry blossoms are in bloom for only a few weeks, requ...

Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival

Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival
In Okayama every year (mid April) there is a sakura (Japanese for cherry blossom) festival. These cherry blossom trees are against the river which runs past Okayama castle. Here is a panorama I made from the festival. Panorama of the Okayama cherry b...

Japanese Cherry Blossom – Photos and Info

Japanese Cherry Blossom – Photos and Info
Japan, famous for the cherry blossom (sakura 桜 in Japanese) In Japanese, cherry blossom is ‘sakura’ (most commonly used kanji is 桜 which means ‘spring flower’). In Japan, sakura are not only nice to look at, ...