More sakura (cherry blossom) as I cross the overbridge to the Yasukini shrine
I need to cross a foot over bridge to get across the street to my next destination, the Yasukini shrine. The rather steep climb up the bridge in effect brought me almost face to face with the blooming sakura (cherry blossom) trees lining the street. So here then is a closer look at some of the sakura (cherry blossom) in bloom. Detailed notes about the sakura appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). In its colonial enterprises, Imperial Japan often planted cherry trees as a means of "claiming occupied territory as Japanese space". Cherry blossoms are a prevalent symbol in Irezumi, the traditional art of Japanese tattoos. In tattoo art, cherry blossoms are often combined with other classic Japanese symbols like koi fish, dragons or tigers. It was later used for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics mascot Someity. (Tokyo, Japan, Apr/ May 2019)
More sakura (cherry blossom) as I cross the overbridge to the Yasukini shrine
I need to cross a foot over bridge to get across the street to my next destination, the Yasukini shrine. The rather steep climb up the bridge in effect brought me almost face to face with the blooming sakura (cherry blossom) trees lining the street. So here then is a closer look at some of the sakura (cherry blossom) in bloom. Detailed notes about the sakura appeared earlier in this album. (see previous pictures). In its colonial enterprises, Imperial Japan often planted cherry trees as a means of "claiming occupied territory as Japanese space". Cherry blossoms are a prevalent symbol in Irezumi, the traditional art of Japanese tattoos. In tattoo art, cherry blossoms are often combined with other classic Japanese symbols like koi fish, dragons or tigers. It was later used for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics mascot Someity. (Tokyo, Japan, Apr/ May 2019)