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お花見(おはなみ) - Ohanami
Which are better Sakura or Bluebells?
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In Japan, sakura, or the cherry blossom, starts blooming in March in the south and the "blossom line" moves all the way north through April and May.
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Coloured autumn foliage is most famously noted in two regions of the world: most of Canada and the United States; and Eastern Asia, including China, Korea, and Japan. Fall foliage tourists are often referred to as " leaf peepers".
There is a press release ON an Internet Survey ON Ohanami (conscious investigation - 2004 March 17th regarding Hanami) at the “Asahi beer (Asahi Breweries)” website and which was conducted in early March.
To the question “What are you looking forward to at Ohanami?”35.0% answered “enjoying the cherry blossoms” whereas 25.4% answered “drinking while watching cherry blossoms” and 13.5% answered “eating tasty things while watching cherry blossoms”.
Clearly this is a pastime that needs some brain food in order to be fully appreciated!
posted by Message from Japan on Tuesday, February 20, 2007
1 Comments:
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At 1:38 PM,
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Bluebells or Cherry Blossom? What to choose. How about Apple Blossom? As I'm not a gardener or particually botanically minded, I have no idea if Apple Blossom blooms at the same time as Cherry or Blubells. I do know however, how wonderful they all look. So if you're sipping saki under the Cherry Blossom or wallowing in wine amidst the Blubells/Apple Blossom, Make the most of it and enjoy the splendour.