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SAKURA*



Place : Kyoto
Taken by : S. K. (Doshisha International Junior/Senior High School)

NARA YOSHINO
The cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan.


KYOTO GOSHO
The Imperial Palace has cherry blossoms.


NARA MY GARDEN
And my father planted a cherry tree in the garden.
This cherry tree is set very well. So many birds come to this tree.


KYOTO KITANOTENMANGU
Japanese apricot is also loved by us.


KYOTO SHINNYODO
This temple is a nice place of good cherry blossom. My father loves this temple. And I like it, too.


Is Japan Beautiful?


OSAKA


YAMANASHI  Mt. FUJI

*Mt. Fuji is also loved by Japanese people. Sakura and Mt. Fuji, they are similar in many respects. Sakura is like chivalry. Japanese chivalry is Bushido. Bushido lives in our mind. Do not disgrace one's honor. For example, my father said to me, "Don't cry. Because you are a boy! You should be ashamed of yourself."

*Sakura is very beautiful. When it bursts into bloom, it is so beautiful!! But Japanese people used it for the war. War isn't beautiful. The Japanese combat plane crashed into a battleship. Like a Sakura! The cherry blooms are short-lived, and soon fall off the tree. In the same way, a lot of Japanese soldiers died unnecessary. Were their deaths really needed? Is it so beautiful? Misery and sorrow accompany war. But Japanese people deceive using Sakura.
Do you like cherry blossoms?
I think Sakura is very beautiful. But we must not forget Sakura was used by a lot of other things.



Child Research Net would like to thank the Doshisha International Junior/Senior High School and Shintaro Komano, student and author, for permitting reproduction of this article on the CRN web site.



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