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Common Japanese Images – Sakura (Cherry Blossom)

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By ⋅ April 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Spring is in the air here in Japan, and I know it has been a very long time since my last post, and for that I can only apologise. A timely post, it is almost Hana-mi season here (the art of Cherry Blossom/Sakura watching) which means many many people will enjoy nature, by sitting outside [...]

Sakura Tattoos

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By ⋅ May 7, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

What is Sakura? Sakura is the Japanese word for Cherry Blossom (kanji 桜) and it is commonly used in traditional style Japanese, on a tree, falling from the tree into water or wind. Usually the five petaled flower is coloured in light pink to pink/red on the petals, with yellow stamen (the middle bit).

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