Absolute Japan - Photographs of Sakura

Blooming cherry blossom – sakura – and traditional lanterns in Hirano Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

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Sakura - Cherry blossom in Kyot

The cherry blossom - sakura - has been celebrated for many centuries and takes a very prominent position in Japanese culture. It is Japan's unofficial national flower.

Photographs by Frantisek Staud

Close-up of white cherry blossom – sakura, Kyoto, Japan

Close-up of cherry blossom – sakura, Kyoto, Japan

Close-up of white cherry blossom – sakura – with raindrops, Kyoto, Japan

Flowering cherry blossom tree – sakura – viewed from Hirano Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Blooming cherry blossom – sakura – and traditional lantern in Hirano Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Blooming cherry blossom – sakura – and stone lantern in Hirano Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Japanese couple having lunch under blooming cherry blossom - sakura, Nara, Japan

Crowds of Japanese people celebrating hanami – sakura viewing party, Kyoto, Japan

Japanese couple on boat under blooming sakura, Nara, Japan

Cherry blossom – sakura – in bloom, Japan

Flowering cherry blossom - sakura, Japan

Blooming cherry blossom – sakura – in a Kyoto park, Japan

Statue of Ryozen Kannon hidden behind blooming cherry blossoms – sakura, Kyoto, Japan

Close-up of pink cherry blossoms – sakura – in bloom, Japan

Red lanterns casting shadows under cherry blossom tree – sakura, Hirano Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Fallen petals under blooming cherry blossom tree – sakura, Kyoto, Japan

Cherry blossom tree – sakura – with fallen petals, Japan

Fallen petals under cherry blossom tree – sakura, Japan

Green variant of cherry blossoms – sakura – in bloom, Japan

Celebrated cherry blossoms tree – sakura – in Maruyama Park at night, Kyoto, Japan

Hanami party in Kyoto

Japanese people at hanami – sakura viewing party, Kyoto, Japan

Tired Japanese couple lying under blooming cherry blossom at hanami – sakura viewing party, Kyoto, Japan

View of Todai-ji in Nara through cherry blossoms

Sakura and tea ceremony

Sakura and tea ceremony

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