The cherry blossom (Sakura) is the national flower of Japan - it is generally spoken of as the flower that symbolizes the country and has been adopted as the design for coins, bills and crests.
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According to the Cyclical Perspective of Life, life is a cycle. We can see that life has its own seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Every “season of life” has an irreplaceable meaning. Summer is the Prime of Life, the young and strong age.
Summer is the time when most plants achieve overwhelming growth and become lush.
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Ears of rice turn golden when the husks of the rice plants have accumulated enough nutrients. About 40-45 days after the ears appear, the now golden ears of rice are hanging down, and it is time to harvest the rice.
The ears of rice that bend low, as if from recognition of its cultivation owed to nature’s blessings, represent an appreciation of blessings.
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Weeping cherry tree branches hang down like those of willows. Many pink, red, and white flowers bloom on each hanging branch. Also, the flowers hanging on the thin branches look as if they are hung on threads. It is called “Weeping thread cherry”. Some of these trees attain an excellent age of over 1000 years.