sakura

Historical Examples

• Ume (plum blossom), and Sakura (cherry), were the names of Matsuo's brothers.

  Romances of Old Japan

  Yei Theodora Ozaki

• Thus in ways more than one is the sakura the flower of the nation.

  Bushido, the Soul of Japan

  Inazo Nitob

• Yes, the sakura has for ages been the favorite of our people and the emblem of our character.

  Bushido, the Soul of Japan

  Inazo Nitob

• The other day I made a consecrated banner for the grave of little Sakura Maru, your uncle.

  Romances of Old Japan

  Yei Theodora Ozaki

• The story of Sakura Sogoro, who fell a martyr to the cause of oppressed peasants, has become a classic.

  Japan and the California Problem

  Toyokichi Iyenaga