Hanami

Hanami is a moment where Japanese give their respect for the changing of season that make flora get changing naturally.

Spring is one of beautiful season in Japan because all over Japan decorated with very beautiful cherry blossom (sakura). The most beautiful spots in spring are parks, all along the river, and tourism objects. This event only come once a year, therefore, people use it to go picnic under sakura tree, called Hanami.

Hanami was held since centuries ago. This tradition – that was describe love to sakura – have relation to braveness of Japan’s soldiers in war age. For them, die in a war is a holy thing and can be equal like sakura flower fall down.

Sakura only blossoms in spring. So that, they believe that beautifulness only come a moment, like human existing, so beautifulness now must enjoyed and appreciated well.

Sakura is very special. There are 300 kinds of cherry blossom in Japan, there are kind of color too, but most of it are white and pink.

There are some very beautiful place in spring in Japan. In Nara, there’s Yoshino mountain which covered by sakura flower in the beginning of spring. From the air, Yoshino mountain looks like a very big pink flower.

In Hiroshima Prefecture, there’s Miyajima, the most beautiful island in Japan. Miyajima not only known and famous because of cherry blossom in spring season, but also famous of Momoji tree (in autumn).

Miyajima Island

Hanami become very special because at the same time was the beginning of new semester in Japan, school and office. So that, Hanami become exact moment to receive new person in office, school, club, organization, etc.

Relation between and among person was very important for Japanese, and hanami was the beginning to build a relationship with the new person in their association.