Varieties The most popular variety of sakura in Japan is the Somei Yoshino. Its flowers are nearly pure white, tinged with the palest pink, ...
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Showing posts with label Sakura. Show all posts
Cherry Blossom at Full Bloom - Sakura Mankai
Sakura - When do they bloom? The most important factor in determining the blooming time of cherry trees is the geographical location. Basica...
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Cherry blossom Part I
Sakura (Japanese kanji : 桜 or 櫻; katakana: サクラ; hiragana: さくら) is the Japanese name for cherry trees, and their blossoms. In English, the wo...
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Japan - The History - Part 2
During the sixteenth century, traders and Jesuit missionaries from Portugal reached Japan for the first time, initiating active commercial ...
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Japan - The History - Part 1
The first signs of occupation on the Japanese Archipelago appeared with a Paleolithic culture around 30,000 BC, followed from around 14,000 ...
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Japan - The Etymology
The English word Japan is an exonym not used in the Japanese language. The Japanese names for Japan are Nippon (にっぽん) and Nihon (にほん). They ...
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Japan - 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon?, officially 日本国 Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it li...
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