Awesome Japan – celebrate Hanami together with locals

Awesome Japan – celebrate Hanami together with locals

Every spring all Japanese celebrate Hanami festival.  Literally Hanami 花 見 means flowers admiring. The tradition of admiring cherry blossoms, like many modern Japanese holidays appeared at the imperial palace. It happened in the third century, but especially the tradition of Hanami spread in the Heian era – palace residents spent many hours under flowering…