| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,902,793,288 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Hanami |
Also found in: Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
Hanami March-April The word hana means "flower" in Japanese, and hanami means "flower viewing." However, appreciation of the cherry blossom in Japan is almost a religion, and therefore hanami has come to refer specifically to cherry blossoms. The pink-and-white blooms last for about two weeks, and during that time people swarm to the parks to picnic, play games, tell stories, and dance. Often companies organize hanami parties for their employees. The season usually starts at the end of March in Kyushu, in early April in the Tokyo area, and in late April in the north of Japan. The most famous viewing place is Yoshinoyama near Nara, where it is said 1,000 trees can be seen at a glance. See also Cherry Blossom Festival CONTACTS: Japan Information Network, Japan Center for Intercultural Communications 2-7-7 Hirakawacho Chiyodaku Tokyo, 102-0093 Japan 81-3-3263-5041; fax: 81-3-3230-4107 home.jcic.or.jp Nara Prefectural Government 30 Nobori-oji-cho Nara, 630-8501 Japan 81-7-4222-1101; fax: 81-7-4227-4473 www.pref.nara.jp SOURCES: BkFestHolWrld-1970, p. 89 FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 264 JapanFest-1965, p. 99 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|