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Sakura


Cherry Blossaom

Sakura
SAKURA is the name of cherry blossoms in Japan. SAKURA is loved by Japanese since the earlest time. The color of SAKURA is pink or red. Why? It is because there are dead body under the roots of SAKURA. BUSHI who serves a HARAKIRI sentence should kill himself under the SAKURA tree. And his dead body are buried in the ground under the tree. Besides its case, many SAKURA trees are planted around the graves in temple. So the roots of SAKURA suck their blood to be red. Also SAKURA shows the idea of Buddhism. Falling flowers are such as one's death. So Japanese who love beauties of peoples' death, love SAKURA.

Posted: Thu - February 1, 1996 at 12:00 AM