Sakura and Hanami

Sakura （さくら） is national flower of Japan. Sakura bloom a sign of the spring come. The arrival of spring is its own happiness for the people of Japan after living a life of weight in the winter. Usually, it comes in April. But Sakura can bloom for eight to ten days. Japanese do not want to miss the arrival of Sakura. For that, they have their own way to celebrate the arrival of spring, Hanami. Sakura is really important for Japanese because it is their identity.

Hanami comes from "Hana Wo Miru"（花を見る） which means to see flowers. This is the Japanese tradition of relaxing and enjoying the beauty of flowers, especially Sakura. In addition, it can also be interpreted as a Hanami picnic mat for a party meal under Sakura tree. When Hanami celebrations,  peoples have a picnic mat and sat under Sakura trees for fun together, eating typical Japanese food and drinking sake. Usually, a families, a companies, a schools and so on doing this every year. Hanami is more beauty when the Sakura flowers falling from the trees.