Cherry Blossoms 2009: Yoshino Report (4/8)
by japan-guide.com
This is the official japan-guide.com cherry blossom report for 2009. Please visit also our guide to cherry blossoms for more general information and forecasts.
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2009/04/08 - Yoshino Report
by schauwecker
Yoshinoyama
April 8, 2009 - full bloom
Yoshinoyama (Mount Yoshino) is Japan's most celebrated cherry blossom spot, an important center of mountain worship and a UNESCO world heritage site. The mountain is covered by approximately 30,000 cherry trees.
Warm and sunny weather has caused cherry trees to explode into full bloom in many places across Japan in recent days. Also in Yoshino, where blossoms were only just opening three days ago, cherry trees have developed considerably.
In the mountain's lower and middle areas (Shimo Senbon and Naka Senbon), full bloom has been reached, and blizzards of falling petals (hanafubuki) already occur here and there. In the upper area (Kami Senbon), many trees are also in full bloom already, except a considerable number of cherry trees of a different variety, which are still in buds and only just about to open.
The majority of cherry trees on Yoshinoyama are Yamazakura rather than the elsewhere predominant Somei Yoshino. Yamazakura are the native, wild cherry tress of Japan. They have fewer and slightly smaller blossoms than the cultivated Somei Yoshino, and they develop their copper colored leaves at the same time as their blossoms, giving the trees a less intense appearance.
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List of Posts:
2009/04/16 - Fuji Five Lakes Report 2009/04/15 - Osaka Report 2009/04/15 - Kyoto Report 2009/04/14 - Himeji Report 2009/04/14 - Kobe Report 2009/04/13 - Nagano Report 2009/04/13 - Kanazawa Report 2009/04/12 - Kyoto Report 2009/04/10 - Tokyo Report 2009/04/09 - Nagoya Report 2009/04/08 - Kamakura Report 2009/04/08 - Yoshino Report 2009/04/07 - Kyoto Report 2009/04/06 - Tokyo Report 2009/04/06 - Osaka Report 2009/04/05 - Yoshino Report 2009/04/04 - Kyoto Report 2009/04/03 - Nara Report 2009/04/03 - Yokohama Report 2009/04/02 - Tokyo Report 2009/04/02 - Kobe Report 2009/04/01 - Kyoto Report 2009/03/31 - Tokyo Report 2009/03/31 - Himeji Report 2009/03/30 - Nagoya Report 2009/03/30 - Kyoto Report 2009/03/29 - Tokyo Report 2009/03/29 - Hiroshima Report 2009/03/28 - Miyajima Report 2009/03/27 - Kagoshima Report 2009/03/26 - Tokyo Report 2009/03/26 - Nagasaki Report 2009/03/25 - Kyoto Report 2009/03/25 - Kagoshima Report 2009/03/24 - Kumamoto Report 2009/03/23 - Fukuoka Report |
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