
Lifestyle Mar 13, 2012
Celebrating friendship with Japan and 100 years of U.S. hanami
Once an activity for the nobility of the Imperial court in Japan, hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) became a popular tradition among the elite ruling class during the Heian Period (794-1185), and then later, with the encouragement of Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684-1751), among commoners. Today, Japanese people typically ...