Last Saturday I went to Ueno park and saw Sakura(Cherry blossom)...
Sakura is the national flower. Japanese have 2 national flowers, Sakura(Cherry blossom) and Kiku(Chrysanthemum).
We can see simbolized chrysanthemum on passport. it is Japanese National emblem. This emblem is also Japanese Emperor's emblem.
We don't use sakura for national emblem. But I think generally Japanese people believe sakura is special flower.
We can see Sakura only short time, about 2 weeks. If it is rain, sakura flower fall and lost easily.
Sakura is often compered to Human life. Blooming sakura is beautiful, it compared to prosperity of life. Falling sakura is compared end of life or end of prosperity. Falling sakura also beautiful. I like best it. Falling sakura is not only compared end of life, but compared to beautiful end and end is short time.
From ancient times to moderm times, many Japanese writers have written novel, essay, poem about sakura. They have not want to describe only plant of sakura, but compared to life. samurai warriors belived "beautiful" die as if falling sakura. This beautiful means honor.
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I cook dinner everyday. I think it is not Japanese cuisine. But I want to take my life photo and introduce it.
I have to "clean" my refrigerator. After cleaning, I want to mix spagetti and eat it.
Spagetti is easy to cook, and cheap, but Today flour price have been rising. so in the future spagetti is more expensive, isn't it??.
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