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	Cherry Blossoms
		Each spring the cherry trees blooming around the Tidal Basin draw thousands of tourists and local residents alike.
		Above left - The Jefferson Memorial is framed by blossoms covering trees surrounding the nearby Tidal Basin.
		Above right - With Arlington Cemetery and the Lee Mansion in the background, tourists walk among the Japanese Cherry Blossoms ringing the Tidal Basin.
	photo2.si.edu /cherry/cherry.html (117 words)

	Cherry Blossoms (Sakura)
		The cherry blossom (sakura) is Japan's unofficial national flower.
		There are many dozens of different cherry tree varieties in Japan, most of which bloom for just a couple of days in spring.
		The Japanese celebrate that time of the year with hanami (cherry blossom viewing) parties under the blooming trees.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2011.html (102 words)

	Sakura, Cherry Blossoms
		The cherry blossoms are a part of the Japanese imagery, as much as the samurai, fuji, geisha, and the atomic bomb.
		Parties are held everywhere where there is a tree big enough to sit under, and in the best locations in famous parks, lone company employees can be seen to sit on huge blue covers guarding piles of food, drink, and equipment, waiting all day for the rest of the party to arrive.
		And yes, the cherry blossoms are very beautiful, and it feels good to sit under the trees, knowing that spring has at last come and warmer days are ahead.
	www.slowlife.se /Japan/English/Japan/CherryBlossoms.html (143 words)

	Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Later in the Kamakura period (late 12th-14th c.) the warriors always considered the cherry blossoms the symbol of a life lived fully, no matter how short, and the ritual of cherry blossoms continued.
		Usually, the Cherry Blossom front begins in Okinawa in the south in March.
		Other Cherry Blossom festivals are held throughout the country in Macon, Georgia; Tuscalossa, Alabama; Detroit, Michigan; San Francisco, California; and Brooklyn, New York.
	www.arts.wa.gov /progFA/AsianFest/CherryBloss/facherryb2.html (524 words)

	Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms
		Cherry blossoms became the dominant symbol associated with kamikaze pilots from the beginning of their operations.
		Cherry blossoms became associated with kamikaze pilots in several other contexts, such as references in many of their last letters to falling cherry blossoms to signify death in battle.
		Fallen and scattered cherry petals signified soldiers' deaths, and blooming cherry blossoms symbolized fallen soldiers reborn at Yasukuni Shrine, the national memorial dedicated to honor the spirits of Japan's war dead.
	wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu /kamikaze/books/general/ohnuki-tierney (1402 words)

	Tokyo expects cherry blossoms this week - Boston.com
		When the cherry trees come alive in their explosion of pink, millions of Japanese hit the parks for one of this country's biggest outpourings of merrymaking.
		"Cherry blossoms bloom earlier in relation to a rise in temperature, and this temperature increase is related to global warming.
		Newspapers and television networks track the blossoms' march -- called the "sakura zensen" or cherry blossom front line -- from the hotter southwest of the country through chilly Hokkaido in the north.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2007/03/13/tokyo_expects_cherry_blossoms_this_week (521 words)

	Festivals & Holidays
		Cherry trees all over Japan will soon burst into clouds of pink blossoms in early April to thrill once again the hearts of the Japanese people with their ancient glory and liveliness.
		When the cherry blossom season begins, many people who wish to enjoy flower viewing in a quiet atmosphere, make visits as early as 8 or 9 AM before the regular crox-7ds arrive to begin their boisterous merrymaking.
		Thus, it is quite natural that the blossom has become the national flower of the country, and since very early days, the people have expressed their love and admiration of the flower in various ways; poets and artists have always been eager to depict the loveliness of the blossom in words and colors.
	mothra.rerf.or.jp /ENG/Hiroshima/Festivals/38.html (1784 words)

	Japundit » The Short, Happy Life of the Cherry Blossom
		Cherry blossoms accentuate traditional places such as shrines, temples and castles to their fullest glory.
		In the following period known as the Heien (794-1185), the cherry blossom won the attention of the Japanese and the word hanami came to be associated with cherry blossoms.
		The cherry blossom was called by one such visitor as an aristocrat among flowers: not working but wanting to be admired for its beauty.
	japundit.com /archives/2006/03/29/2169 (1270 words)

	Cherry Blossoms (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The original planting of Japanese cherry trees was commemorated by a re-enactment of the event by Washington school children.
		In 1949, Cherry Blossom Princesses were selected from every state and territory to participate in the festival.
		Cuttings from the cherry trees in the United States were sent to Japan to restore Japan's noted collection of trees on the banks of the Arakawa River in the Adachi Ward which had deteriorated during the war years.
	www.faredge.info /Pages/CherryBlossoms.htm (631 words)

	Cherry Blossom Time
		Cherry blossoms are rooted deep in the culture of Japan, which are now celebrated annually throughout the U.S.
		Cherry blossoms were used in ancient Japan to forecast how crops for the coming year would do.
		The best places to see the cherry blossoms bloom in Tokyo are Ueno Park, where more than 1000 trees are planted, and Sumida Park with hundreds of cherry trees blossoming in the Spring.
	www.chiff.com /a/travel-japan-cherry.htm (769 words)

	CNN.com - Cherry blossoms for wartime capital - Mar. 25, 2003
		Cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin begin to bud with the Washington Monument in the background.
		Turns out Washington's famed cherry trees will hit their stride during the festival in their honor -- a bit of upbeat news for a city looking to woo tourists and dispel some of the wartime gloom from the nation's capital.
		Of the 3,700 Japanese cherry trees planted around the Potomac Tidal Basin, about 100 are from the original stock of 3,000 trees presented to the United States by the Japanese government in 1912.
	cnn.com /2003/US/03/25/cherryblossoms.ap (424 words)

	The Kyoto Shimbun News - The Cherry Blossoms
		Cherry blossoms are called the symbol of Japanese culture, and have been composed in many tankas (Japanese poems) from old times.
		From March to April, when the news of cherry blossoms flowering is received from south, people go to see cherry blossoms in a body.
		Cherry blossoms are in bloom in a short period.
	www.kyoto-np.co.jp /kp/english/photos/sakura/sakura1.html (105 words)

	Cherry Blossoms Brighten Washington (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cherry blossoms came to the U.S. capital as a gift from Japan in 1912 to symbolize the friendship between the two countries.
		As 700,000 visitors flock to see 3,750 cherry blossom trees blooming at the height of their glory, Washington, D.C., is having one of the best Cherry Blossom Festivals in the 90-year history of the event, according to officials.
		Cherry blossom trees were a gift to the United States from Japan in 1912 to symbolize the friendship between the two countries.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2002/04/0404_0020405_cherryblossom.html (706 words)

	Cherry Blossoms
		Washington's cherry blossoms have come to symbolize the natural beauty of our nation's capital city.
		The beauty of the cherry blossom is a potent symbol equated with evanescence of human life and epitomizes the transformations Japanese Culture has undergone through the ages.
		August 30, the Japanese Embassy informed the Department of State that the City of Tokyo intended to donate 2,000 cherry trees to the United States to be planted along the Potomac River.
	www.boomercafe.com /blossoms/cherryblossoms.htm (1271 words)

	AKARI-Lighting-Lighting Museum-Kawazu Cherry Blossoms Festival (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was the first day of the cherry blossoms festival of night in the period of the Kawazu cherry blossoms festival.
		The cherry blossoms were illuminated with the HID lamp of the pair of blue and yellow embedded in the earth.
		The cherry tree was specified in April, 1975 as a tree of Kawazu.
	www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp /speed/mypage/m-imajo/akari/akarimuseum/folder2/kawaduzakura-e.html (176 words)

	CNN.com - Cherry blossoms for wartime capital - Mar. 25, 2003
		Cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin begin to bud with the Washington Monument in the background.
		Turns out Washington's famed cherry trees will hit their stride during the festival in their honor -- a bit of upbeat news for a city looking to woo tourists and dispel some of the wartime gloom from the nation's capital.
		Of the 3,700 Japanese cherry trees planted around the Potomac Tidal Basin, about 100 are from the original stock of 3,000 trees presented to the United States by the Japanese government in 1912.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/03/25/cherryblossoms.ap/index.html (424 words)

	Sakura Time: Spring's Japanese Cherry Blossoms Festival by Gil Asakawa
		In a dark twist, this brevity - and the grace with which the dying blossoms fall to the earth -- was used as a nationalistic hook to recruit the kamikaze suicide bombers during World War II.
		For the record, Denver's Sakura Matsuri isn't hooked to the blooming of cherry blossoms, partly because of the unpredictable spring weather and partly because of the encroaching schedule of the Colorado Rockies baseball team, whose stadium is a block from Sakura Square, Denver's "tiny Tokyo." Sakura Matsuri in Denver is a summertime affair.
		Even with the festival every year in Washington and the dozens of Cherry Blossom Festivals, or Sakura Matsuri, held around the country, it's hard to imagine the same level of reverence for a flower or tree in the United States as there is for sakura in Japan.
	www.imdiversity.com /Villages/asian/family_lifestyle_traditions/archives/asakawa_sakura_cherry_blossoms.asp (1157 words)

	English MISTY's Cherry Blossoms Series
		In twos and threes, a few cherry blossoms are beginning to come out.
		Today the wind is blowing hard, so there is a flurry of falling cherry blossoms, and the ground became white.
		The cherry blossoms are very beautiful and I feel comfortably warm in the spring sun.
	homepage1.nifty.com /kmisty/emitosakura.htm (453 words)

	product. music + sound design: news - Cherry Blossoms
		"Cherry Blossom" was located in the museum's grand staircase.
		Sound was an important feedback component in the piece, connecting motion on the stairs to the visuals projected on the tower.
		Gentle, light melodies and chords were designed to rustle in rhythm with the swirling blossom petals.
	www.productmsd.com /news/cherry_blossoms.html (207 words)

	Washington, D.C. : Attractions : Parks & Gardens \| Frommers.com
		The blossoming of the cherry trees is the focal point of a 2-week-long celebration, including the lighting of the 300-year-old Japanese Stone Lantern near Kutz Bridge, presented to the city by the governor of Tokyo in 1954.
		Planning your trip around the blooming of the cherry blossoms is an iffy proposition, and I wouldn't advise it.
		Cherry Night--The National Park Service offers several kinds of cherry blossom tours, but the best is the lantern walk, which takes place at night.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/washingtondc/0035020226.html (1706 words)

	Human Flower Project :: Under the Cherry Blossoms
		Although the floral symbol of the Japanese royal family is KIKU (chrysanthemum), the cherry blossom is the national flower.
		SAKURA CHIRU (when cherry blossom ends its blooming): this phrase means to pass or fail an exam, an expression of “flash language” among students.
		It is true that the Japanese have been fond of cherry blossoms, but it is also true that this devotion was enhanced by the government after the Meiji Period.
	humanflowerproject.com /index.php/weblog/comments/under_the_cherry_blossoms (746 words)

	FAQ
		The National Cherry Blossom Festival® is planned to coincide as nearly as possible with the blooming of the trees.
		The various stages of bloom on the trees are wonderful in each their own way, from the vivid pink of the buds about to burst into bloom, to the softer pink of the blossoms on the trees, to the snowy white environment of the petals falling of the trees.
		The National Cherry Blossom Festival is Washington, DC's signature springtime event and annually celebrates the gift of the cherry blossom trees and their symbol of enduring friendship between the citizens of Japan and the United States.
	www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org /cms/index.php?id=411 (2670 words)

	Washington DC City Pages: Tourism : Cherry Blossoms : Web Sites : International
		Cherry blossoms are enhancing the friendship between U.S. and Japan.
		The cherry tree is a symbol of Muko City and a festival is held on the Saturday and Sunday at the beginning of April every year when the trees come into bloom.
		The Story of Cherry Trees in Washington D.C. I am happy to inform you that the stocks of these trees`` were produced in Itami in 1910.
	dcpages.com /Tourism/Cherry_Blossoms/Web_Sites/International (629 words)

	Old Tokyo - Tokyo Area Blossoms
		What roses are to the West, cherry blossoms are to the Japanese.
		Cultivated for its blossoms, not its fruit, the luscious canopies of delicate pink Prunus pseudocerasus bring forth crowds all over Japan every spring for viewing in a ritual colloquially known as O-Hanami (cherry blossom viewing).
		Cherry trees lined the approach to Yasukuni Shrine (the roof of which can be seen in the distance above the tree line).
	www.oldtokyo.com /blossoms.html (284 words)

	ABC News: Weekend Travel: Catch The Cherry Blossoms (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This year's National Cherry Blossom Festival runs March 25-April 9, an event that's expected to bring more than a million visitors to the city and pump millions of dollars into the region's economy.
		While the 3,000 flowering cherry trees planted around the Potomac River Tidal Basin remain the central attraction, annual tree plantings in the district's eight wards have spawned other events, including the Anacostia Cherry Blossom Festival in a working-class neighborhood east of downtown.
		While weather determines the peak blooming period for the cherry blossom trees, nighttime temperatures near or below freezing have allowed most trees to remain dormant during the area's mild winter.
	abcnews.go.com /Travel/story?id=1728021&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (403 words)

	Cherry Blossoms - Dating Site Review (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cherry Blossoms, Inc. has been in business since 1974, and was the world's 1st international picture personal ad service.
		Actually, I remember the Cherry Blossoms catalogues being in hot demand amongst the pilots in those female-sparse northern airports that I worked at back in the early '80's.
		Cherry Blossoms international single classifieds feature bios and photos of over 5,000 men and over 21,000 beautiful ladies from the Philippines, Asia, Russia, Latin America, South America, Europe, and romantic single women from over 100 other countries and the USA who are seeking friendships, dating, relationships, love and marriage.
	www.sage-hearts.com /dating_services/cherryblossoms.html (264 words)

	Cherry blossoms ready to bloom in D.C. - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The two-week National Cherry Blossom Festival, which begins Saturday, honors the anniversary of 3,000 cherry trees gifted from Japan to the United States in 1912.
		And officials are well aware that the whole affair depends on the lush canopies of pink and white blossoms staying in pristine condition.
		The trees are estimated to be at peak bloom on April 4.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/2007-03-30-washington-dc-cherry-blossoms_N.htm?csp=34 (871 words)

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