Cherry blossom season in Japan is a beloved tradition that involves family gatherings, festivals, and spending time outdoors. Admiring the ‘sakura’—or cherry blossoms—has been a national pastime for centuries. The custom of enjoying the cherry blossoms is known as ‘hanami,’ and it’s commonly done by picnicking under the flowering branches. For late-night picnics, participants hang paper lanterns in the trees to illuminate the blooms. This image comes from the Meguro River, a popular place for viewing the sakura in Tokyo. Are there cherry trees blooming where you live?
The forecast calls for blooms
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
-
Here we mark the price of freedom
-
Freeze frame
-
Isla del Pescado on the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
-
Nursing the world to health
-
Of moles and liquid nitrogen
-
Mada’in Saleh archeological site in Saudi Arabia
-
Big wheels on a big mountain
-
It’s Siblings Day!
-
A bite of ancient history
-
Paleontology meets art
-
Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
-
Giving Tuesday
-
Congratulations, 2019 Nobel Prize laureates!
-
The tale of squirrels like Nutkin
-
A Carpathian Christmas celebration
-
Traffic jam on the caribou highway
-
Ahh-tumn
-
In Apia Harbor for Samoan Independence Day
-
Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland