Japanese people like cherry blossoms (桜： sakura) very much. In Tokyo they started blooming around March 21 this year but after that it has been very cold. Therefore the cherry blossoms are in full bloom now. They are so beautiful.
This weekend is a good time to go out to see the cherry blossoms. We call this activity "hanami (花見)," which literally means flower-viewing. Cherry blossom is Japanese national flower, so flower means cherry blossom. We call "yozakura (夜桜)" when we see cherry blossoms at night.
Since it is Friday and it was rather warm today, I believe there are many people who went to see yozakura.
We usually sit on mats under the trees, eating, drinking, singing cheerfully and enjoy viewing the cherry blossoms.
This is our popular spring event. I hope you have a chance to come to Japan to see cherry blossoms someday.
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