Sakura / Cherry Blossom - Hanami for Japan 2011
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A cherry blossom is a flower of many trees of genus Prunus. The most well-known species is the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is commonly called sakura. They are widely distributed, especially in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere including Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Mainland China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Myanmar, Thailand and West Siberia. Along with the chrysanthemum, the cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan. Japan has a wide variety of cherry blossoms (sakura); well over 200 cultivars can be found there. All varieties of cherry blossom trees produce small, unpalatable fruit or edible cherries. Edible cherries generally come from cultivars of the related species Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus. 17258
Auf dem Mauerweg, dem früheren Todesstreifen zwischen Westberlin und der umliegenden DDR kann man heute über hunderte Meter in Kirschblüten schwelgen: Zwischen Lichterfelde-Süd und Teltow stehen in der TV-Asahi-Kirschblütenallee etwa 1100 Bäume.
Die Aktion geht auf den japanischen TV-Sender TV Asahi zurück. Er rief 1990 zu einer großen Spendenaktion in Japan auf, bei der rund 20.000 Japaner umgerechnet rund eine Million Euro spendeten.
Im November 1990 begann man entlang des ehemaligen Mauerstreifens die ersten von rund 10.000 Bäumen zu pflanzen, ab April 1995 dann die TV-Asahi-Kirschblütenallee auf dem Mauerweg. Das seither Ende April gefeierte Hanami (Kirschblütenfest) wurde in diesem Jahr abgesagt.
On the Wall Trail, the former death strip between West Berlin and the surrounding GDR, you can today indulge in cherry blossoms for hundreds of meters: Between Lichterfelde-South and Teltow are around 1100 trees in the TV Asahi Cherry Blossom Avenue.
The action goes back to the Japanese TV broadcaster TV Asahi. In 1990 he called for a large fundraiser in Japan, in which around 20,000 Japanese donated the equivalent of around one million euros.
In November 1990, the first of around 10,000 trees were planted along the former wall strip, and from April 1995 the TV-Asahi cherry blossom avenue on the Wall Path. The Hanami (cherry blossom festival), which has been celebrated since the end of April, was canceled this year.
Sakura "Cherry Blossoms";Traditional Music of Japan, Classical Koto Music 日本の伝統音楽
A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura after the Japanese (桜 or 櫻; さくら)
Sakura trees in bloom
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Sakura Sakura (さくら さくら)
Is a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossom.
sakura sakura (桜 桜)
no-yama mo sato mo (野山も里も)
mi-watasu kagiri (見渡す限り)
kasumi ka kumo ka (霞か雲か)
asahi ni niou (朝日に匂う)
sakura sakura (桜 桜)
hana-zakari (花ざかり)
sakura sakura (桜 桜)
yayoi no sora wa (弥生の空は)
mi-watasu kagiri (見渡す限り)
kasumi ka kumo ka (霞か雲か)
nioi zo izuru (匂いぞ 出づる)
iza ya iza ya (いざや いざや)
mi ni yukan (見に行かん)
Kyoto
関東、関西の主だった公園、植物園は殆ど行っているが、とりわけ私がお気に入りの場所は、何をさておき京都府立植物園(24万ha)なのである。ここは敷地面積こそ新宿御苑、神代植物公園、万博記念自然文化園等には及ばないが、顧客満足度が極めて高い植物園と思う。
大きな満開のサクラの木の下で柔らかな草の上でゆったりと昼寝が出来る。高齢者の方には道府県を選ばずして無料で入園できるよう配慮されている。サクラや紅葉の名所でもあり季節にはライトアップもなされる。珍しい植物も多い。勿論大温室もあり四季折々の花がとても綺麗に管理されているのである。尤も私は京都府立植物園の関係者ではありませんが。。
画像は、昼寝の最中に覆い被さるサクラを撮ったものです。