Cherry Blossom Lake, Sakura Japan

Cherry Blossom Lake, Sakura Japan - Cherry Blossom is often described as the national flower of Japan.
In Japanese, cherry blossom festival translates as hanami festival. Just as hanabi means 'flowers of fire', hanami means 'flower viewing'.
Japanese people believe that Japanese cherry blossom captures and defines all that is vulnerable about being human. The sakura season gives us a timely reminder, once a year, that life is fleeting and time is precious.
This is a time to take stock and evaluate what you have achieved, and what you are going to do next, on your own life path. In essence, the cherry blossom cycle is seen as a metaphor for life.